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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Mass Market Paperback)

by Maya Angelou (Author)
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In this first of five volumes of autobiography, poet Maya Angelou recounts a youth filled with disappointment, frustration, tragedy, and finally hard-won independence. Sent at a young age to live with her grandmother in Arkansas, Angelou learned a great deal from this exceptional woman and the tightly knit black community there. These very lessons carried her throughout the hardships she endured later in life, including a tragic occurrence while visiting her mother in St. Louis and her formative years spent in California--where an unwanted pregnancy changed her life forever. Marvelously told, with Angelou's "gift for language and observation," this "remarkable autobiography by an equally remarkable black woman from Arkansas captures, indelibly, a world of which most Americans are shamefully ignorant." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Impressionable, Jul 6 2004
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This is an amazing autobiography. Ms. Angelou is a beautiful story teller. She leads you in with beautiful words, but don't get the impression that it is simply a sweet book because its not. She tells the way it really was for her growing up and all the courage needed to survive.

Also recommending highly: Nightmares Echo (courage and determination in the life of a child of abuse,self-healing)Running With Scissors (deals with abuse,dysfunction,also courageous)

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4.0 out of 5 stars good, Jun 28 2004
There's really not much to say about it really. It was good and you will like it if you have never read it before. It is written well and has very good descriptions. It is very honest. Sometimes I do wonder how people can spill their lives to the public like that...but that's the way it is. And that's what autobiographies are all about. A good read and a good job by Maya!
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best reads in a long time, Jun 7 2004
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I've read three books recently that I found absolutely fascinating: The Secret Life of Bees, Bark of the Dogwood, and I know why the Caged Bird Sings. As far as the best, it was a toss up between "I Know" and "Dogwood." Both are well written pieces of literature with wonderful characters and an entertaining story to tell. Make no mistake, "Caged Bird" is not easy reading--it's not some pulp fiction piece. This is a real book, full of poetry, ideas, and great writing. You do have to put some work into it to get something out. But in the end you will be rewarded.

Also recommended: Bark of the Dogwood, Secret Life of Bees

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Iv read
I really like this book it hooked me till the very end.
Published on Jun 6 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time
This book is really not deep or profound, contrary to popular belief. It does contain a few "shocking" things, but definitely nothing profound. Read more
Published on Jun 4 2004 by lit lover

4.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal Woman
Maya is a very incredible writer. Her words float off your tongue while you read her work. I never read anything by Maya before so I was very amazed while reading I Know Why the... Read more
Published on Jun 2 2004 by Ce-Cee

5.0 out of 5 stars Impression
Marti, A reviewer,
This is an amazing autobiography. Ms. Angelou is a beautiful story teller. She leads you in with beautiful words, but don't get the impression that it is... Read more
Published on May 23 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
This book is a well written book. It is written about the authors life as an african american child in the south. Read more
Published on May 21 2004 by Justin

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book!
I first read this book in high school over 25 years ago and all I could remember about it was the rape scene. Read more
Published on April 28 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars I agree this book is amazing.
In a poetic, yet detatched way, Maya Angelou captures the heart of her struggles growing up female and Black during the Depression. Read more
Published on Mar 27 2004 by D. Mabey

5.0 out of 5 stars Impression
This is an amazing autobiography. Ms. Angelou is a beautiful story teller. She leads you in with beautiful words, but don't get the impression that it is simply a sweet book... Read more
Published on Mar 25 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written...
Having never read any of Angelou's previous works before this book I came into reading this book with an open mind. Read more
Published on Mar 14 2004 by tonisha

2.0 out of 5 stars my book review 4 miss seviewx
This book was ok, i wouldnt read if i didnt have to but b/c i had to, it deals w/ many themes that people can relate to. Segregation, racism, hate and naming. Read more
Published on Feb 27 2004 by Dervon Dixon

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