Childhood sexual trauma，spector of parental absence，internalized inferiorty……after the sexual assault，Marguerite took her retreat into the silence of post-traumatic dysploria. Thanks to her unquenched passion for life，she invented herself in triumph.
definitely a beautiful, heartfelt, and imperishable memoir that forever echoes in the labyrinth of time. My fav moments: reading after trauma, time with Ms. Flowers, watching movies with Bailey, a night in Mexico, the well of loneliness…
Funny and honest, the author went through a lot before seventeen, it was hard for a young intelligent and observant black girl in the south before the WWII. She knows the harsh truth for black people earlier, and she did not believe the false hope. I like the part she applied for the conductor job, going to the office and waiting every day.
Over the last two weeks, I spent one hour or so every night reading Maya's story with laughters and tears. When it occurred to me that she had no choice but to experience "it" by Mr. Freeman, I almost cried out. Much to my comfort, reading helps the author get cured. It's also wonderful that we have read the same book, The Well of Loneliness.
I have read this book twice in my teenage years, and it used to strike me as a narration of life with ups and downs of a black lady in a fluctuating time. Now I tend to focus more on how she feels, which is surprisingly relatable. I disagree with people saying there is something not good enough about this. It's her life. She didn't get to change it
Though writing from a child's perspective, Maya Angelou gives profound insights into the Black community in the 1940s. She and her family had to grapple with violence and discrimination that permeated everyday lives, yet they never lost dignity and faith. Maya became a fearless and critical young lady who would not succumb to the unfair reality.
3 有用 跳房子 2021-07-23 17:14:16
Childhood sexual trauma，spector of parental absence，internalized inferiorty……after the sexual assault，Marguerite took her retreat into the silence of post-traumatic dysploria. Thanks to her unquenched passion for life，she invented herself in triumph.
0 有用 Achilleo 2022-05-29 22:39:35
Personal, imaginative
1 有用 大林煎饼 2022-04-16 11:09:31
夜间墨西哥公路上的无证驾驶，报废车辆里的流浪生活，读来都很新鲜。白人牙医的无耻翻脸，作者为了成为旧金山第一个黑人售票员而与体制坚持不懈的缠斗，都是具体可感的种族主义的丑陋嘴脸。对作者很钦佩。
0 有用 泽野 2023-11-04 19:54:03 福建
读到五十几面弃了，可能是这本书的年代太久远了……
0 有用 回輈 2022-06-29 09:33:37
definitely a beautiful, heartfelt, and imperishable memoir that forever echoes in the labyrinth of time. My fav moments: reading after trauma, time with Ms. Flowers, watching movies with Bailey, a night in Mexico, the well of loneliness…
0 有用 Faye 2022-07-31 19:07:29
强悍、从石头缝里一次次攥出生命的女孩。
1 有用 Hildy at beach 2023-04-10 14:57:45 上海
Funny and honest, the author went through a lot before seventeen, it was hard for a young intelligent and observant black girl in the south before the WWII. She knows the harsh truth for black people earlier, and she did not believe the false hope. I like the part she applied for the conductor job, going to the office and waiting every day.
0 有用 fugue 2020-06-19 13:30:43
Feels scattered at times. A necessary read nonetheless. | 对黑人女性形象更多了一层理解和喜欢。呐，都是狠角儿！
0 有用 xclair 2019-06-30 14:25:15
Honest and telling
0 有用 猫阿西 2020-02-27 20:20:30
Over the last two weeks, I spent one hour or so every night reading Maya's story with laughters and tears. When it occurred to me that she had no choice but to experience "it" by Mr. Freeman, I almost cried out. Much to my comfort, reading helps the author get cured. It's also wonderful that we have read the same book, The Well of Loneliness.
0 有用 KKKKFu 2021-06-23 23:41:20
最后三章开始变得twisted
0 有用 Daffy 2024-05-18 21:00:00 中国香港
「有声书」听有声书，听到的和理解的大部分是不幸和小部分的幸福，但是我想我希望可以真正读一遍书，能够看到力量。
0 有用 日子旁见 2019-10-24 01:56:38
其实36个故事足以大致概括任何一个人的人生，只要它够personal，够独特。而这本书就有36个故事让我走进Maya的青少年时期。其中她年少时的不幸和毕业典礼的感悟给我最大的震撼。
0 有用 焗盆之外 2021-06-22 08:45:06
How bird sings out loud and proud!
1 有用 蜉蝣 2020-04-11 15:51:49
I have read this book twice in my teenage years, and it used to strike me as a narration of life with ups and downs of a black lady in a fluctuating time. Now I tend to focus more on how she feels, which is surprisingly relatable. I disagree with people saying there is something not good enough about this. It's her life. She didn't get to change it
0 有用 清秋 2022-05-25 14:28:36
这种题材的我好像给的都是五星。
0 有用 念晓 2021-03-02 09:49:25
Though writing from a child's perspective, Maya Angelou gives profound insights into the Black community in the 1940s. She and her family had to grapple with violence and discrimination that permeated everyday lives, yet they never lost dignity and faith. Maya became a fearless and critical young lady who would not succumb to the unfair reality.
1 有用 邱懵懵 2016-08-19 10:29:58
跟着主人公的人生走了一遭。结尾部分感觉不好。
0 有用 momo 2021-11-28 23:35:41
作为senior在学校读的第一本必读。全书在细微之处深刻描写了一个南方黑人女孩在成长过程中遭遇到的歧视和不公，但是最让我注意的是里面关于教育的探讨。黑人群体并没有和白人群体一样的受教育机会，他们被期待成为工人，农民，或是女仆及洗衣妇。白人认为他们该崇拜体育明星，而从根本上就扼杀了他们成为学者，科学家，发明家的一切可能性。教育本身就是privilege吧，可是在书里没有受过formal education的momma和maya的黑人长辈们，却显得比其他白人更加有同理心以及智慧。