Letter to My Daughter (Audiobook) by Dr. Maya Angelou

from yosbooks

A remarkable woman. There are some absolute gems in this book; there are also some mundane patches. I loved listening to Maya herself read the book. The anecdotes that I remember most are her family's reaction to her teenage pregnancy (What a joy for us to have a beautiful child to love) and her ...

from PortM

Audiobook version, read by the author. Maya Angelou has a voice like warm butter. If she read it aloud, she could make her grocery list sound wise and sensual and beautiful. When listening to her, I just want to nod my head and agree, grateful that she's sharing her thoughts with me. In this book...

from Laura400

There is some really lovely, heartfelt and thought-provoking work in here. It's a collection rather than a unified work, so each reader will find some parts speak more to her than others do. But everyone will find something that touches and inspires. It is a generous offering that she makes to al...

from noodlejet22

These short essays and some poems offer lessons that Maya has learned throughout her life. Some were easy lessons and some probably left ugly bruises. The reader is charged with the task of taking the lesson for herself. Although mostly about women, Maya's letter is equally pertinent to our sons....

from Sonya_W

I listened to the audiobook, which is read by Angelou, whose voice is as warm and comforting as her prose. Some of the essays are difficult to listen to, but all are exquisitely written. Excerpt of the delight herein: "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not...