A review by ali1311
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

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4.5

My first foray into Maya Angelou's writing--and I get it!! This was not only a super interesting autobiography, but Angelou has such a unique and gorgeous writing style. This book nearly read like fiction the way I was whizzing through it, dying to know what would happen next. Also the only autobiography I've ever read that felt like it ended on a cliffhanger? I need to read the rest of her autobiographies because wow. It's always such a joy to witness such a prolific writer for the first time and truly understand why they're one of the greats; this was my experience with this book.
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