Letter to My Daughter

Enjoyed this book very much. Maya is a wonderful writer whose prose tugs at my heartstrings. Touching work of magic!

It's a good book for a book clubs. My daughters and I are reading it together.

Maya Angelou is a must-read author. And this book, being accessible and honest for any audience, is an excellent way to introduce yourself to her work. But that's not why I bought this book over and over. I give this book away, to my friends, to my family, to coworkers. Once I donated a copy to a community center. It's a book meant to be shared, so I buy it and give it away to people who are important to me. It's a book to read when you feel lost in the world, and in times when you're at peace with life. Angelou shares her past and her hopes for the future. She talks about her most painful moments and moments of incandescent happiness. In these stories and essays, she shares experiences from her life that have shaped her and that she has grown from, experiences she wants to pass on that others might benefit from. It's like a love letter to the world. This passage is a good summation of the general theme of this book: "When I decide to write anything, I get caught up in my insecurity despite the prior accolades. I think, uh, uh, now they will know I am a charlatan that I really cannot write and write really well. I am almost undone, then I pull out a new yellow pad and as I approach the clean page, I think of how blessed I am. The ship of my life may or may not be sailing on calm and amiable seas. The challenging days of my existence may or may not be bright and promising. Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude. If I insist on being pessimistic, there is always tomorrow. Today I am blessed."

I bought this book Used from Amazon. The quality was very good. Other than a large stain on the second page, which did not cause any problems in reading, the book was in perfect condition! As for the content, well, I found the book to be an easy read. This is a book of memoirs, each with a moralistic point. Beautifully written. Maya's introspections are clever, insightful, heartwarming, sometimes prophetic, even fun, but never boring. This book helped me to realize what I wanted to say to my daughter. It gave me a deeper understanding of my own mother, and an appreciation for the knowledge that my mother, my daughter and myself are, in many ways, one. READ IT.

Listening to author Maya Angelou read from her book is both soothing and spiritual. Her voice calms me, yet her life experiences are far from calm. Her resilience and inspiring, positive nature lift my spirit. I will be listening to this audio version of her book over & over through the years, I am sure of it. I have owned some of her autobiographies and poem collections since I was a young college student. Now an accomplished woman in my mid-forties, I realized I did not have a complete collection. I purchased the complete collection book of both her autobiographies and poems. I decided to purchase this audio book, because I wanted, specifically, to listen to her speak and read from her writings. I have been blessed to hear her speak in person twice in my life. Decades later, I still remember how it felt to to hear her voice while I listened, transfixed, as I sat with legs criss-crossed on the floor in front of the small stage at Southern A&M University where she visited in the early 1990's. Thank you, Maya Angelou, for gifting us with a way to hear your voice through the ages. Life is short, but your truthful and inspiring words will live forever in the hearts of many!

I enjoyed this book. My only complaint is that it was too short! It felt like being spoken to by one’s mother attempting to pass on her wisdom. There were some stories repeated from Angelous previous works, but there were more new stories told than old. There are so many short stories in the book that display not only Angelous wisdom but her desire to share her wealth of knowledge with her inherited daughters. Wonderful read.

Another great book. Short read but excellent

The Title, although I "get it"...was misleading. I enjoyed it, a quick read. Not what I thought tho.

Maya is a voice, that doesnt shiver She awakens the dormant shakti in each woman. While the english is very very different from the Indian english, I had to use the dictionary But some of the lines, are such that they speak to my soul. In less than a week I am almost going to complete reading the book! And I am planning to buy the next Maya book! If you need a loving nonna, (nani) she is the one!

Il libro è arrivato prima del previsto, in ottime condizioni, sembrava davvero nuovo, con un messaggio personalizzato sulla scatola (Thank you!) Penso di ordinarne altri.

Me ha encantado, no quería leer poesía y está opción para conocer a Maya Angelou es maravillosa

Excellent!

Perfect to enjoy during quarantine!