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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.
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
amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
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
sakisreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
I knew from a while back that I should be engaging with Maya Angelou’s work, and I am so grateful I started with this 🥺 Equal parts beautiful and heart-wrenching, this autobiography is one to read for sure. I bought a copy for my dad, as he had really enjoyed some previous recommendations I had told him about by black authors, and we had some very intense but interesting conversations around Maya’s life (e.g. when Cullinan calls her ‘Mary’ for example) which I appreciated. I cannot wait to pick up more of Maya’s autobiographies and other works ✨
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Pedophilia, and Racism
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