Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

62 reviews

haileyeh's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Minor: Lesbophobia

kmikitin's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Pregnancy and Lesbophobia

abception's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Ableism and Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Dysphoria, Pregnancy, Racism, and Classism

violetends's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Pregnancy

crybabybea's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.0

This memoir is incredibly important for its time, and Maya Angelou continues to be an important figure in Black history, not only for her clear technical ability in writing, but for her bravery to speak unabashedly about her life as a Black woman in the Jim Crow south. Published during one of the many dangerous peaks of white supremacy, during a time when civil rights activists were being targeted, harassed, and murdered, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings stands out as one of the most important memoirs ever written.

Despite its importance, I found it a bit of a tough read; probably because of the older style of writing that came across at times as disjointed. As a coming-of-age story, it's enjoyable and easy to get through, with plenty of moments of unbelievably beautiful prose that really showcase Maya Angelou's poetic talents.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, and Alcoholism

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

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

andyourstruly's review

Maya Angelou is such a remarkable woman who lived such a remarkable time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, and Pedophilia

mariannelarousse's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

ctinawest's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Blatantly honest. Powerful and emotional. Beautifully detailed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Racism, Sexism, Mental illness, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Racial slurs