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I marvel at the circumstances that maya angelou navigated to become the remarkable human being she was. Because maya persevered through many tragedies, this book makes you rethink your entire life and how you can be a better person. This is the first ... Read More
There are some dry spots that seem to be disconnected but the story is one that has to be told to empower women/girls to ‘rise’ above the * * of children. This book is best for teenagers and adults due to some graphic depictions of * and *.
It's like she is walking with you through her past and pausing to say, see what 8 year old me thought of this? Her writing is like magic. It is a story that evokes some strong feelings for everything she faced and accomplished in her life. Such an ama... Read More
No tears, no bends, no smudges. There were no creases or torn pages from shipping. It was delivered in perfect condition. The words carry you away.
Thank you so much for sharing. The truths this story shares are a difficult reality for far too many. Everyone has a story and i'm glad i finally had a chance to read for myself.
Cons
The writing was made up scrappy (gave the illusion that it was written in a different voice and narration) unfortunately the only thing that very slightly grabs you attention is her running from home and getting *. It looks and feels very poor quality... Read More
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Quality
We all goes through struggles yet we’re wonderfully and beautifully made.
Super duper duper mega mega mega super super good and made me think a wholeeee bunch about life, very good syntax
Born to dark skins, poor parents in disgusting prejudiced areas, incest raped as a child, maya overcame these and every disaste... Read More
There was so emotion it was raw, riveting, sad, and powerful all in one.
Price
The costs of this kind of systemic racism for our entire society are hard for me to fully grasp.
Shipping
It was fast speedy delivery and a wonderful book!
It arrived overnight and the book report was not late --thx!
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From humble and traumatic beginnings to one of the voices of several generations, we'd all do and be better if we were more lik... Read More
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- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 35,199 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 23 2024.
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I decided recently that some books are so relevant that they need a second read
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I’m “lilly white” and had never spoken with a black person until my mid teens when i was enrolled in a school full of people of different ethnic backgrounds
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I detest the term other race or different race it’s simply not true
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Book came with a couple marks on the front but nothing major
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No wonder people attempt to ban it
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I thought that reading this book would be difficult
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It was sad to read of this intelligent girl who was being told she was not important or would never be able to live her dreams
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Its banned in some schools but the actual portion for which it is banned is not in graphic detail and just demonstrates an unfortunate situation that happened to a young girl from mississippi
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