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Gather Together in My Name (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #2)
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My goodness, I adore this phenomenal woman! These autobiographies by Maya Angelou are the best definition of a page-turner in my book. Gather Together in My Name is volume no. 2 of the series and I enjoyed every bit of it. Maya Angelou's prose game is ah-mazing and I believe it's the poet in her that forces such a beautiful choice of words. Aside from the beautiful language, she has this easy charming approach which keeps you hooked and hungry for more. This attractive formula always works for me and guarantees my love for a book.
The story of her life? Never a dull moment! It's a roller coaster with all the melodrama she's been through in such a little age. It goes on and gets darker. Rita (that's short for Marguerite) is now 17 years old with her baby boy post WWII. I'll admit that her history with prostitution shocked me. She puts herself out there naked sans sugarcoating to the public eye without being afraid of judgment and without losing her hilarious touch, but that's her style; extremely truthful with a pinch of humor. She's real, blunt, unapologetic, and that's why I adore her.
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Maya Angelou's Autobiographies:
1) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
2) Gather Together in My Name.
3) Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas.
4) The Heart of a Woman.
5) All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes.
6) A Song Flung Up to Heaven.
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My goodness, I adore this phenomenal woman! These autobiographies by Maya Angelou are the best definition of a page-turner in my book. Gather Together in My Name is volume no. 2 of the series and I enjoyed every bit of it. Maya Angelou's prose game is ah-mazing and I believe it's the poet in her that forces such a beautiful choice of words. Aside from the beautiful language, she has this easy charming approach which keeps you hooked and hungry for more. This attractive formula always works for me and guarantees my love for a book.
The story of her life? Never a dull moment! It's a roller coaster with all the melodrama she's been through in such a little age. It goes on and gets darker. Rita (that's short for Marguerite) is now 17 years old with her baby boy post WWII. I'll admit that her history with prostitution shocked me. She puts herself out there naked sans sugarcoating to the public eye without being afraid of judgment and without losing her hilarious touch, but that's her style; extremely truthful with a pinch of humor. She's real, blunt, unapologetic, and that's why I adore her.
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Maya Angelou's Autobiographies:
1) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
2) Gather Together in My Name.
3) Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas.
4) The Heart of a Woman.
5) All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes.
6) A Song Flung Up to Heaven.
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September 9, 2014
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to-read
September 9, 2014
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December 15, 2015
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Started Reading
December 16, 2015
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Finished Reading
March 15, 2021
– Shelved as:
non-fiction
March 16, 2021
– Shelved as:
20th-century-lit
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Dec 17, 2015 12:27AM
I just received I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings as a Secret Santa present, it has been on my TBR for so long and seeing your review makes me even more excited to pick it up!
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Zahraa wrote: "I just received I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings as a Secret Santa present, it has been on my TBR for so long and seeing your review makes me even more excited to pick it up!"Go ahead, you won't regret it. I'm not into biographies or non-fiction lit. but Maya's bios are witty, funny, and extremely interesting.
Our Diversity in All Forms Book Club is reading this for September. We’d love to have you join the discussion on it. :) /topic/show/...
