I've said it before, but I really love the way that Maya Angelou writes. She's really an amazing woman and has been through so much, and yet she never once sounds whiny or like she's preaching. After the amazing life she's lead, I'd be willing to let her become arrogant and holier-than-thou...but she still manages to come off as really down-to-earth. And so funny!

There was a whole lot to love about this story - all the run ins with famous people like Billie Holliday and Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X; and her tender relationship with her son. I enjoyed Singing and Swinging and Getting Merry Like Christmas more though. Maybe because I couldn't stand her new husband in this book, Vus. From the get-go, I didn't really understand what she saw in him...and maybe that slightly ruined this book for me. Not entirely though, I still loved it!