A review by atuin
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

reflective

5.0

A beutifuly written memoir about growing up during the 30's and 40's. I'm glad I listened to the audio version, as one of the events in the novel is Maya Angelou learning that speaking text gives it more life than just reading. All of the people she writes about are so well written they seem to jump out of the recording. As a memoir, it goes through different moments of her life that she remembers, some funny, some terribly sad, but all are interesting and paint a picture of a fascinating and well lived life. 
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