It was great to read about the relationsips in Maya Angelou's life. They all touched me me in varied ways and allowed to connect with special relationships in my life.Vivian Baxter is a beautiful character and it was wonderful reading about her.I read this book in one sitting - so captivated I wa...
The relationship Ms Angelou had with her mom was all the more amazing because of the beginning of it. Her mother was strong willed and Ms Angelou cites so many examples of how she took the bull by the horns no matter the situation. She learned from her mom, it's clear. Both put themselves in situ...
This is the first I've been exposed to Maya Angelou, and I'm not entirely sure how I feel about her poetry. I was definitely most impressed with Sons and Daughters, but some, specifically In and Out of Time, seemed rather cliche. The author reads somewhat slowly, but I was pleased I got the audio...
If every woman believed this and lived this Phenomenal Woman, what a powerful force we would be.Maya simply extols the WOMAN. She is effortlessly eloquent and each word is perfectly selected to fit. I take pride in being a woman more so since Maya can express my feelings that I could never put in...
I feel kind of silly for having read this book. First off, I wanted to read it because I am unfamiliar with Angelou and thought any book would be a good place to start, but I should have taken the hint from the title that it is a book for moms on Mother's Day. Equally silly is the fact that I b...
Maya Angelou, author of the best-selling books I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Gather Together in My Name, and the Heart of a Woman, has also written several collections of poetry, including Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’fore I Diiie. She read her poem On the Pulse of Morning at the inaugu...
I have only ever given 5 stars to two autobiographies. One was written by a white English man; the other by a black American woman. On the surface you would think they could have very little in common, yet they do. They both have insight and compassion, which comes through in every sentence. They...
Whew! I am done! I feel like it took me forever to finish reading this book, and folks, this is not a good sign.I do feel conflicted. I feel like I should give this a 2.5 because there were so many parts in this book that were dull and uninteresting and if I wouldn't have skimmed through those pa...
Two of my fave. They speak for themselves. "When I Think About Myself""When I think about myself,I almost laugh myself to death,My life has been one great big joke,A dance that's walkedA song that's spokeI laugh so hard I almost choke,When I think about myself.Sixty years in these folks' worldThe...