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Gather Together in My Name by Maya Angelou

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omglily's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

harrietmarydean's review

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emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

pceboll's review against another edition

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5.0

An absolute knock-out. You would not BELIEVE the life Ms. Angelou has lead-as one blurb on the back of my $3 paperback edition puts it, "Maya Angelou writes like an angel who has paid her dues in hell". Her reflections on past mistakes have so much humor and dignity that is so incredibly validating and I truly believe this should be required reading for all young women. I laughed out loud, physically cringed, and gawked at some of her choices, she is an insanely intelligent woman who is also young and prideful. "School of hard knocks" comes to mind. She is an absolute icon. A new favorite which has found me at the right time.

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dark sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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megryanreally's review against another edition

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5.0

Amazing account of how the descent into sin can shape and make us, but not define us. I envy Maya's courage and vulnerability in the midst of her perceiving herself as lacking in them. If still she can rise up from a past that's rooted in pain, then still I can rise.

mariafernandagama's review against another edition

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4.0

Another fascinating yet heart-wrenching journey through Maya's life. Following events through her eyes and perspective is a wild and necessary ride. Some parts of this book are difficult to handle, since it focuses on a period of her youth in which she was exposed to truly nasty things and taken advantage of by many different people. At times, I found myself in that classic shocked reader pose, with my hand covering my mouth, wondering how could people do this to her and praying everything will turn out alright. It seems so strange to be rooting for a person I know has already died. But it can't be helped. It's a really gripping book.