magicalmilly rated I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: 5 stars

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the early years of American writer and poet …
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the early years of American writer and poet …
A gripping vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid's Tale has become one …
A gripping vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid's Tale has become one …
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the early years of American writer and poet …
I loved this.
I loved the "elder looking back on his life" set up. I loved the conflict that ended, honestly, catharticly. And I loved the very end.
It was a great book that I tore through in about 2 sittings.
As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini …
As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini …
A very very compelling read.
I loved the story, the characters, the setting. This truly does capture the strangely mystic nature of the flyover states in America.
I listened to a full cast audiobook version during my work commute, and I had moments of straight up yelling in anger or shouting in joy at the audio at the events. It's just a wonderful book.
My only gripe is some of the language used. In the first half of the book in particular, the author had a weird obsession with writing about women's nipples. Every single female character had their breasts and nipples described in a weird amount of detail.
Like, I know some of the characters are literally sex gods, and I understood them being described in Full Detail. But like, moon goddess in a nightgown? Didn't need to know about her nips.
Thankfully, after all the major players are …
A very very compelling read.
I loved the story, the characters, the setting. This truly does capture the strangely mystic nature of the flyover states in America.
I listened to a full cast audiobook version during my work commute, and I had moments of straight up yelling in anger or shouting in joy at the audio at the events. It's just a wonderful book.
My only gripe is some of the language used. In the first half of the book in particular, the author had a weird obsession with writing about women's nipples. Every single female character had their breasts and nipples described in a weird amount of detail.
Like, I know some of the characters are literally sex gods, and I understood them being described in Full Detail. But like, moon goddess in a nightgown? Didn't need to know about her nips.
Thankfully, after all the major players are introduced, that stops. But it did make me just stare at my car sometimes with a "why am I being told this'" while driving.
Days before his release from prison, Shadow's wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way …
Absolutely phenomenal book.
If you love historical fiction, realistic historical queer portrayals, realistically morally grey characters, and a hint of supernatural weirdness, this is something to read.