Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

71 reviews

elisa_rachel's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racism

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Hate crime, Abandonment, Rape, Pedophilia, Racism, Racial slurs, Gore, Grief, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Car accident

A very thoughtful, caring, emotional memoir with exquisite prose, but mind the warnings. The way she describes being SA’d as a child is extremely graphic, disturbing, and heartbreaking. I am grateful for her honesty and bravery telling exactly how all the victims of such a horror have to walk a tightrope of expectations, and how adults often make it harder for a child to tell anyone if they are harmed. Best part is how much love overflows in the pages for everything dear to her. Maya Angelou is a wonderful soul.

fbmzh's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

The picture it paints is so bold yet the writer's softer heartedness is reflected in her style, or should I say her kindness....its beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Slavery, Self harm, Bullying, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

chriswoody94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Murder, Violence, Sexism, and Pregnancy

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was my first Maya Angelou, and her writing is so good. I wasn't absolutely enthralled, but I really liked listening to it. Whew, she went through such trauma, and it's incredible that she made it out the other side.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Classism, Misogyny, and Rape

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content

shellanor_rigby's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Murder

shanapike's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Violence and Sexual violence

katydied's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Racial slurs, Sexual content, War, Slavery, and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual assault and Violence

sarabagels's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

nico_lechat's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual content, Police brutality, and Pedophilia

Minor: Pregnancy and Murder