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admiralsmall's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Spectacular. Some of it felt trite but I had to keep reminding myself how outlandish it was for her to be so "content" in herself... Or at least pretending to be. It has some awful, sad beautiful poems. I loved it.
toskalou's review against another edition
5.0
Sun, rain, curving sky
Mountain, oceans, leaf and stone
Star shine, moon glow
You're all that I can call my own
Mountain, oceans, leaf and stone
Star shine, moon glow
You're all that I can call my own
bestoffates's review against another edition
4.0
Though the most famous, was not my favorite so far of Angelou's collections.
gijs's review against another edition
3.0
Some worthwhile pieces in here; some excerpts:
"Knowing something.
Going someplace.
But this time, you will simply
Stand and watch.
Maybe."
"And now I’ll tell you my Golden Rule,
I was born to work but I ain’t no mule.
I was born to work up to my grave
But I was not born To be a slave."
"You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise."
"Knowing something.
Going someplace.
But this time, you will simply
Stand and watch.
Maybe."
"And now I’ll tell you my Golden Rule,
I was born to work but I ain’t no mule.
I was born to work up to my grave
But I was not born To be a slave."
"You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise."
shelltrice's review against another edition
4.0
Though the most famous, was not my favorite so far of Angelou's collections.