I would highly recommend it though and I think it would make an excellent gift. It's almost a four star read, but I am left with a slightly dissatisfied feeling, so I gave it a three. This is the first of Angelou's work I've read though, so maybe I can find that in some of her other writing, probably in her autobiographies. I was also not overly fond of the religious aspects, but that's just a personal preference. I just felt like there was a little something missing, that there was more to the story, and although it is quite personal I suppose, I wish it would've dug deeper. I absolutely loved the parts about her life, where she comes from and where she's been, though I would have loved them all to be a bit longer, to have a bit more flesh on their bones.Īctually, I wanted that throughout the book: I wanted more. This book contains stories from Angelou's life, mixed with parts of wisdom and knowledge she has accumulated throughout her life. She's intelligent, humble and feels very much like a mother to us all, appropriately enough with the title of the book. You get a good sense of what kind of woman Angelou is. The writing in this is simple but lovely. I think the best way to describe it is that it's like a hug from a wise and loving woman.
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