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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)

Maya Angelou

Start date: August 1, 2017

Finish date: August 30, 2017

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Oct 24, 2017 Toni FGMAMTC rated it liked it

Shelves: nonfiction, biographical, african-american

Finding out more about this author's life is always interesting. She tells about the good and the bad and how she felt, and she always seems to keep a good outlook on life. It helps me to get over some of the petty things in my own life. ...more

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May 01, 2019 Puck rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: people-of-colour, classics, nonfiction, biography

I think I had too high hopes for this book. It's a well written autobiography, and there were certain some heartbreaking or moving moments in Maya's life, but for the rest the story read like a normal coming-of-age story. Not that impressive, sadly. Next time I'll pick up Maya's poetry, because I am sure that has much more impact.

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