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Maya Angelou's book is one that I wished was twice as long as it it.
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Alternated listening to this on Audio (Audible) and reading it on my tablet. Apparently neither of these forms of book is for me! On the Audible version, Maya Angelou narrates the book, and it is nice to have her authentic voice, although she reads very very slowly, and I kept wanting to speed it up! On the tablet, I just didn't like having an electronic in front of me. The whole time I kind of wish I just had opted to buy a regular printed copy of the book. I think I need to reread it one of th
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This was difficult as an audiobook because of the cadence of her speech. It felt as though she was a bit detached from the subject, or else that is just because some of the themes are so very difficult. I can see why this is on the core list of books for the 1,001 books to read before you die challenge. But I also had difficulty the first couple of times I tried to read this one as the pacing is cumbersome for me. If not for wanting to complete this as a category for the 2015 PopSugar reading ch
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I had a lukewarm reaction to this book. This first part of the authour's autobiography tells of her life up to the age of 16 in a close-knit black community, but most of the book is about the early years. The last third suddenly speeds up and glosses over some experiences I wanted to hear more about: what's it like living in a car with a group of homeless kids, for example.
There were parts where I got angry on her behalf: I could have strangled that dentist with his own drill, for example, but ...more
There were parts where I got angry on her behalf: I could have strangled that dentist with his own drill, for example, but ...more
A book I had always heard about, but never got around to reading, this book is now one of my all-time favorites. Honest, heart-wrenching, desperately realistic account of growing up in the segregated South, this novel truly is amazing. The characters, events, and places leap off the page.
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