I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Audiobook

" Angelou very poignantly presents her early life history, including all of the disagreeable events that shaped her into the inspiring poet she is today. Very insightful in the area of abuse/neglect, poverty and social levels. "

" This book should be required reading for any student in any field of psychological, cultural studies. Very well done. "

" Love this book, one I will read again and again and hear a different song each time. "

" Maya Angelou is one of those authors whose prose just flows. She delivers a mundane detail with the same tone as she delivered her rape. There were so many pages where I wished I could remember her turn of phrase. She crafts the very complex story of her life into bite sized stories that I greedily consumed. I couldn't put this book down. I cried. I laughed. She won my heart. "

" I didn't enjoy this book very much...probably because I had a lot of trouble indentifying with it. It was also a little bit depressing. "

" She's an incredible writer, but her memoir was pretty boring. "

" This is one case in which I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had read it myself rather than listened to it. Angelou has a great voice, but her reading is difficult to follow because she stops often in the middle of sentences, thoughts, etc. I plan to some day read the hard copy for myself, because I enjoyed the parts I could follow and I think Angelou is an excellent writer. "

" I found this book to be pretty good, not great or amazing, and that's why I gave it a 3 stars. For a non-fiction biography its was amazingly an easy read. I loved how much emotion can be felt through the events of her early childhood and how she touched on really sensitive events in her life. I feel like reading just the first part of her autobiography series isn't enough to get a sense of who Maya Angelou is. I'll have to read the rest of the series and rate them as a whole. "

" Love this book so far. Her writing is both eloquent and simple. Poetry and grace. :) "

" I loved Maya's books..they spoke too an honesty of life. "

" A good book. I enjoyed the first third more than the rest as it gives a picture of what life was like for Maya Angelou as a little girl. That's who I fell in love with. "

" It is a classic and really brings you into the time period. Just not one of my favorites. "

" This was my introducation to Maya Angelou and I have loved her ever since. "

" I really liked it. It made me appreciate my childhood and what my parents did for me. "

" I absolutely love the way she words each sentence. They are done in a slightly different pattern, so each sentence lasts longer in your mind. You savor them. Beautiful. "

" This is a great book on perspectives and overcoming adversity. Maya Angelou does an excellent job of weaving the story with details that help you identify with the characters. Insightful, but adult content. "

" This book was terrible. I was forced to read this drek for school and have never forgiven the teacher for falling to peer pressure and imposing this drivel on her students. "

" Nonfiction/African American History: very well written, story of her experiences growing up in Baltimore and Mississippi "

" I was captivated by her story. I wished the story would not have ended abruptly. She was brave to be so candid, I think we forget how hard it is to share painful memories. "

" Most definitely one of the most amazing books ive ever read. Very inspirational! "

" This was my first Maya Angelou book....I absolutely love the way she writes. The words just flow off the page, swirl around you, and you're sucked in like a vortex! "

" Anything Maya has written strikes chords in your heart and brings more enlightenment to the plight of black women everywhere. "

" Enjoyed the book very much. Gives an insight into the life of the author in a bygone time of discrimination in America. It appears that there are five more books that chart the author's life. The writing is cleverly descriptive with some interesting turns of phrase. "

" Dr. Angelou writes about her life in a way that is touching and poetic. She shows us how a person can overcome adversities with dignity and grace. "

" One of my favorites of all time, a must read! This book sits on my bookshelf so I can reread it time and time again, how many books can you say that about? "

" Didn't know much about Maya Angelou before - the book was about her childhood and growing up. She had a tough life and it is amazing that she accomplished what she did with so many obstacles. "

" Truly inspiring book and a must read for everyone "

" Maya is so inspirational, I really enjoyed this book "

" I love this book because after all the things that maya went through she still learned how to work with all different type of races. this is one of my favorite books for maya Angelou because her books and poems has alot of feelings and lessons. "

" I have never had to drudge through a book like I had to this one. I had to read it for school. I wanted to burn it by the time I reached the last page. "

" The church part is hard to wrap my head around but her story is phenomenal and truly sad. She's a fabulous writer. "

" This book is interseting one of my favorite books. "

" I thinnk this book was fantastic. Mya included so many real life situations and true facts about what went on during that time.Mya also added great detail which made me wanting to keep reading more and more which i will continue to do. "

" I liked this book alot Maya went through alot in her life as a young African American Girl but she still strived to become the best she could in life and not let others hold her back form the best things in life. "

" i believe that it was a good book and it shows maya struggles through life at first it was kind of baoring and i didnt want to read it "