I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Paperback)

from greeniezona

One of those books I've been meaning to read FOREVER. I think it would be fair to say that this is one of the most legendary autobiographies of all time, right? And if not, it certainly should be. It's definitely one of those books that so much has been said about that it's not as though I can ad...

from whitewavedarling

The beginning of her series of memoirs, this is a graceful and fascinating journey that serves as a story in itself, reading just so easily and completely (or nearly so) as a novel, if a slight bit more episodic. As a young girl growing up in stages between a small town and a city, immediate fami...

from terriks

Such a compelling writer. My heart hurt a lot throughout this read. Although much of this book was difficult, she writes in an honest, matter-of-fact way that gets the reader past the more painful parts. Her prose is direct and swept me along with ease. Humbling. I bought a beautiful hardcover ...

from wellreadcatlady

What else is there to say besides amazing. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is Maya Angelou's first biography about her growing up in the segregated south and her time out of there in St. Louis and California. You feel her pain as she realizes more and more what it means to be a black woman. This ...

from BookConcierge

Audiobook performed by the authorThis is the first memoir in a series of six which together formed Angelou's autobiography. In this work she chronicles her childhood from about age three to age 17. She begins when she and her brother, Bailey Jr (one year her senior) were sent to live with their p...