I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
By Maya Angelou
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
I have wanted to read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings forever and I finally just did it. I listened to it via audiobook because Angelou read her book herself. I have loved her voice since I was a little girl; she always sounded like she was reciting poetry when she spoke. If you don't know who Maya Angelou was, please look her up and listen to her speak, it can be any video of her; maybe her reciting one of her poems or singing Little Sally Walker on Sesame Street. I always think of Angelou when I think of the civil rights movement and what I imagine a poet should sound like. I guess you can say I think Maya Angelou was pretty great.
This week's book was her first autobiography, which was published in 1969. The book is just so insanely well written. She tells about different times of her life and even though there are parts that are very heartbreaking, Angelou writes it so well, you have to know what's going to happen next. After her death in 2014 this book went back to number 1 one the best sellers list.
I don't really need to tell you this is a good book and you definitely need to pick it up.
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