Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Well done! Please meet the young adult, Maya Angelou . . .:

It's been 15+ years since I've read anything by Maya Angelou and that was "I know why the caged bird sings." "Singin' and "Swingin'" let's you meet the young adult(21+)Maya. What a fascinating read! Maya has helped me understand better her, my mother's and aunt's generation. Thank you.

Gracious:

A very pleasant read. There's nothing like traveling Europe and Africa by way of Angelou's memory and experience (if you can't get there personally). This autobiography covers the time Maya spent with the Porgy and Bess opera. I'm always amazed at the elegant, graceful and poetic way the author tells her life story. I'm even more amazed at how those same characteristics are exhibited in her speech, her stature, and her aura. This is a quick read that is sure to inspire. Angelou has a way of sharing wisdom... more info

Candid autobiography.:

Maya Angelou tells us without restraint how she crawled out of the hell of her youth years to become a star dancer.
Vivid decription of the situation of the African Americans and their mentality in the middle of last century.
Evocative language, sharp, intelligent and fluent.
A book to recommend.

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