The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou

288 pages first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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In The Heart of a Woman Maya Angelou leaves California with her son, Guy, to go to New York. There she enters the society and world of black artists and writers. Not since her childhood has she lived in an almost black environment, and she is surp...

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Moods

emotional 70%
inspiring 68%
reflective 68%
adventurous 34%
hopeful 31%
informative 31%
funny 22%
challenging 20%
sad 7%
tense 5%
lighthearted 2%
dark 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 54%
fast 32%
slow 12%

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4.18

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