Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

5 reviews

croww_teeth's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Hate crime, Cursing, Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Death

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

a_bloom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

It took a little while for me to get used to the writing and actually interested in the story, but within a hundred pages it REALLY captured my attention. Her writing is beautiful and descriptive and painfully aware of how her younger self perceived the situation of her birth and life. However, the last few chapters come off awkward as it strays from the usual pacing, but considering she had more autobots it makes sense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Sexual violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Death, Blood, Abortion, and Addiction

Minor: Infidelity, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, War, Incest, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, and Slavery

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Rape, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Classism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Hate crime, Pregnancy, and Slavery

Moderate: Death and War

Minor: Abortion

sunny_not's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.0

Although it was hard to read due to the heavy topics it deals with. The chapters weren't super connected with each other either so it felt like it was incomplete at some parts. However it's still a very important read. I wish that this was a long memoir rather than a book series of memoirs tho, since I wanted to read more of this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Misogyny, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Racism, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Blood