Superbly told, with the poet's gift for language and observation, Angelou's autobiography of her childhood in Arkansas - a world of which most Amer...
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Dec 30, 2008
Angieeatspeace
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I was so excited to get all the autobiographies together!
Her words are incredibly inspiring to me, and I have loaned this book out to many of my students to get them interested in reading.
Her words are incredibly inspiring to me, and I have loaned this book out to many of my students to get them interested in reading.
Jan 06, 2009
Kami
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I loved this collection, I can't believe I had not read them before. It was a massive book when they are all together but I couldn't put it down, and I didn't want it to end.
Nov 03, 2009
Dhara
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This book is a fascinating account of African history from the great depression to the eighties. Along my journey with Maya Angelou, I met movers and shakers of an era.
Jul 28, 2011
Finally...I have read her series....been waiting so long since I read the first installment....the wait has not been in vain!
Aug 18, 2011
Taylor
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Good literature, but I have not had the discipline to finish the book. But its a great collection to have
Aug 08, 2007
Becky
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I've read a lot of books and this one had more impact than almost any other. This is an amazing collection that literally changed my life (or at least my way of thinking about the world). I had previously read her best known works, but this included several pieces about her earlier life that were completely amazing. Did you know Maya Angelou was at different times homeless, a lounge singer, a pimp, a mistress, a single mother? Me neither. She's very open and honest about her triumphs and mistake
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Dec 16, 2008
Makoto
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Maya is an amazing writer! She is poetically beautiful and rich in experience. I love her blunt innocence and desire for life. She really captures her memories of childhood traumas and takes you there to where you feel compassion for both victim and perpetrator. It’s a hard read but I'm just taking it slow and really enjoying her literature. So far I have finished “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” and started “Gather in My Name”. It’s been a great history lesson for me of real segregation in
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Jul 29, 2008
Rachel
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I used to teach I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and was perpetually moved and inspired by it--and by the way my students reacted to it. Eventually, I decided to get off (or on?) my ass and read the rest of her autobiographies. Holy shit!!! This woman is whacked--in an awesome way. Did you know she used to pimp lesbian whores? These books are fascinating.
Sep 13, 2009
Kerri
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I have read these books separately over a few years, and I really enjoyed reading them together in one compilation. What an amazing life, what an amazing story and what an amazing woman!
Dec 09, 2009
I haven't read this anthology, but I have read many of her autobiography. She has so much to offer.... the story of strength and survival.
May 22, 2009
Elizabeth
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Amazing, wonderful. One of the books that I'm basing my senior project on; I would read it (and recommend it) regardless.
Jul 12, 2011
Jennifer
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The richest prose on earth brought about by the most interesting life on earth. This is a must read.
Apr 09, 2010
Mechelle
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Love the depth with which she writes and the meaning that comes from her soul to your soul.
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