![]() ![]() Whilst accepting these were as she remembered them but in certain chapters she inserts clearly researched events (eg Louis v Carnera) and uses them for her own ends (Louis was not World Champ at that point) The last third of the book rushes through teenage years and is somewhat ridiculous at times, particularly the pages of her driving a car for the first time for 50 miles of winding road only to subsequently have an accident when the car is parked in relatively safe surroundings. Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and. Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings liberates the reader into life simply because Maya Angelou confronts her own life with such a moving wonder, such a luminous. The rape scene is excellently crafted though is sadly the only part of such high quality I was particularly unsettled by memories of the very young Angelou as to how such detail could be recalled. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. ![]() For such a respected author I felt it was quite badly written with an overly florid style I’m not a great reader of memoirs but this seemed be more a collection of dreams or short stories some of which were interesting and others were tedious and dull. ![]()
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