jalexpulliamkepler 's review for:

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

4.0

challenging slow-paced

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Interesting and often moving but sometimes felt more like a series of essays than a memoir

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Medical content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, War