Reviews tagging 'Murder'

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

26 reviews

evella_epub's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

Wonderful book overall, and a beautiful, ending to a story that starts uncertain of itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Sexual harassment

mirandaleighhhh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Ohhhhhhhh wow. What a treat to listen to Maya Angelou tell her story (and even sing!). This was very difficult to listen to in the beginning pertaining to what happened when she was 8 years old, and I had to take a break before journeying on. I loved how she mentioned her journey with reading since she was very young, and I was flabbergasted at some of her experiences (the junk yard!). This is an important read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Racism, Murder, Racial slurs, and Violence

litliz's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Body horror, Ableism, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Abortion, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and Slavery

branamalyssa10's review

emotional funny inspiring tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, and Murder

robinsons515's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Abandonment, Rape, Hate crime, Classism, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Death, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual content, and Child abuse

brynalexa's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

It’s hard to give a poet anything but five stars on their autobiography. I can’t imagine having such a strong memory of my formative years after going through so many transitions and traumas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Abandonment, Medical content, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery, Lesbophobia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, War, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, and Alcohol

taylorlanxon's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual assault

blackwomanbooklover's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Murder, Racial slurs, and Emotional abuse

rworrall78's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

The writing, the life and the lessons about racism and white supremacy that are sadly still so relevant today. An
A masterpiece, of course. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Rape

Moderate: Murder

asiamd's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I loved this book! I expected to cry a lot more which I did in the beginning of the book but the manner in which she wrote the story felt so calm to me and not in a bad way. It just felt so sweet and beautiful but also at times sad and horrific. It kept me really engaged in a way that I couldn’t cry because I was so caught up in her story and what she was telling. For me this book kinda felt like a love letter to little black girls telling them look at my life and what I’ve went through and see my happy and sad moments and know you’re not alone. Even though this book isn’t technically a poetry book that’s what it felt like to me, to be able to read someones life and the obstacles they went through as a young child is so amazing to me and I can’t wait to read the next book in her autobiography series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Child abuse, Rape, Racism, Murder, Car accident, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia