Hello! We are in the last week of January!
How have you been? This week, I was reminded of how precious and fragile life is.
Here’s my reading highlight:
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
4 stars
To be honest, I’m still processing what I read. However, if one thing is clear, Maya Angelou had a very eventful life. There was a lot of joy from her relationship with her Grandmother and her brother to falling in love with books/reading. There was also trauma from growing up at a time when the Jim Crow Laws were enforced, being raped at eight years old and dealing with a proud father.
In terms of writing, the book gets more engaging towards the end when Maya depicts her teenage years. However, I’m unsure if I’ll continue reading her autobiographical series.
TW: rape, child abuse and neglect
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