Maya Angelou

by Miles Shapiro

Discusses the life and work of the noted black writer

Genres: Biography

144 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1993

Reviews

[Dionne · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I became dauntless and free of fears, intoxicated by the physical fact of San Francisco.”

I loved this book. Shapiro does a great job of telling an abbreviated version of Maya Angelou's life.

[Delaney · Rating 3 out of 5]

I chose to do an autobiography book review on Maya Angelou. I had read previously I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and I was completely moved so I thought I would choose Maya Angelou. The book was interesting in many ways, especially with the editing done by Harold Bloom, but took me forever to get through and many times found it to be extremely boring. All in all, Maya Angelou's life is an inspring story that I hope many other children, adults, and teenagers like myself can learn from.