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sadietay's review
5.0
Beautiful, warm, and inspiring collection of work by Maya Angelou. While she never had a daughter, these essays and poetry are dedicated to the daughters all around her. Reading this book felt like a hug from one of the most wise minds. She is able to cut right to the root of life issues and life virtues in such an incredible way.
This was published 5 years before her death.
This was published 5 years before her death.
emilyrosebooks's review
inspiring
fast-paced
3.5
I love Maya Angelou and I think this is a wonderful standalone for Maya, for the daughters she never had. Not my favorite of hers, as there are many repeat stories from her other autobiographies, but like I said, a great standalone.
bethan_clark's review against another edition
2.25
Unfortunately not as good as I'd been told it would be. I'll still look into her bigger works
liana's review
3.0
Surprisingly, I didn't really care for this. I liked the beginning the most, as the rest of it felt a bit too patriotic and too Christian for my taste.
hjswinford's review
4.0
Not everything Maya Angelou has to offer as advice would be incredibly popular in today's world, and I think that's fascinating. This "letter," a combination memoir, advice column, and social commentary is very interesting and beautiful.
tinakoreads's review against another edition
3.0
Maya Angelou is one of my favourite writers and this book kept the good name. I love her writing and there is always so much to learn from her.
However, having read hers "Mum, mum and me" this summer, the seemed like a bit of repetition - many stories have already been written so I had to skip those parts. Well, not skip but it was repetitive so it slowed down the reading pace.
Nonetheless, the book is a real pleasure, full of short "stories" and little details from her travels and experiences that linger in your mind long after the book has been put down.
However, having read hers "Mum, mum and me" this summer, the seemed like a bit of repetition - many stories have already been written so I had to skip those parts. Well, not skip but it was repetitive so it slowed down the reading pace.
Nonetheless, the book is a real pleasure, full of short "stories" and little details from her travels and experiences that linger in your mind long after the book has been put down.