A review by iseefeelings
Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou

emotional inspiring fast-paced

3.75

This year coincides with my first literary encounters with different authors, including Maya Angelou. One should not be misled by the brevity of this book. Although it can be read swiftly, I was fully aware that a lifetime cannot be encapsulated in a single narrative. With her concise and somehow distant voice, Maya Angelou tucks her pain away while simultaneously inspiring you with her effortless grace throughout the hell of her life. Her mother, gradually, took a vital part in giving her strength and compassion. The mother-daughter relationship is central to this book, often marked by turbulence and excruciating obedience. I do think there are many unresolved traumas tied to this relationship, yet Maya Angelou skillfully hightlights her mother, Vivian Baxter, as a heroine of her time.