Coming of Age in Mississippi Audiobook

" I found this autobiography very thought provoking. I like that it was somewhat unemotional, just putting her facts out there. When you are going through something traumatic you often put the emotional aside and get down to the business of life. Your sacrifice and struggle become instinct. This book explored how we each make decisions to help or not help someone else. I only hope that if I had been alive during the civil rights movement I would have been one of those that stood up (or sat down)for equal rights and that I live my life today with that same expectation. "

" One of my all-time favorite books "

" If you think you were "inspired" by "The Help," you should read this amazing autobiography instead. This is real southern life in the 1940s-60s. "

" Her story was inspiring! It made me think of all the things I take for granted. She was determined to suceed no matter the consequence...It became a bit boring but it was still good information... "

" I thought this book was terrible. I will give her credit for the help she put into the Civil Rights Movement. But really she had a pretty good life. She was raised poor but always saved her money and was independant. Sad she couldnt go home, but really she didnt want to, she didnt see eye to eye with her family. I think her last name is quite fitting, she is moody. I really didnt like how the end just dropped off but maybe there is a part II i dont know about. I will not recommend this book to others. "

" I really enjoyed the first half of the book, but honestly, the second half got too... political and I lost interest quickly. "

" Everybody needs to read this book. It is so amazing and breaks your heart at the same time. "

" I read this book in my Women in American History class in college and it quickly became one of my favorites. "

" Great book! Adds some perspective to ones life. "

" This is an autobiography of a girl growing up in southwest Mississippi in the 1950's-60's. It does chronicle what life must have been like. She became heavily involved in the integration movement and this is probably the most insightful part of the book as it gives a fair amount of detail. "

" The horrors of being poor and black in the segregated US South hit me pretty hard when I read this book. Sometimes I know things are bad, but I don't imagine how bad until I read/hear the words of someone who actually lived through it all. "

" I was assigned to read this in one of my American history classes during college. I stayed up to read it because I loved it so much. "

" Really good memoir of a young black girl who lived through the civil rights struggle in Mississippi in the '60s. "

" This was one of the few books that I read almost all the way through without putting it down. "

" MAGNIFICENT memoir of a poor, young, black woman growing up in Mississippi. Helps open the reader's eyes as to what all was really going on in the south even after Brown v. Board of Education. A must read for anyone interested in civil rights studies. "

" This wasn't a book I would have pick on my own. I had a new perspective for african american culture after reading this booked. "

" One of the best books I've ever read...Though the protagonist went through the trials of slavery she in the end trusted God. So many tests of her life turned into a testimony. "

" I learned that great suffering can lead to a moving and captivating,unforgettable,searing memoir. "

" Gripping, raw, powerful. Should be mandatory reading for those who champion the book The Help as laudable. "

" I'm sure this book adds different perspective to its plot line, but I feel like I've read it before and can't have this empathy beat into me again. I may choose to pick it up again at a later time. "

" Excellent!! Well written and fast read. "

" I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I would initially. The book was assigned reading for one of my college courses, and I would not have read it otherwise. This young woman story should be inspiring to everyone and her passion contagious! "

" An interesting look at the life of a colored girl growing up in Mississippi in the early 1950's. "