tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540649138800704991.post421132960035738360..comments2023-04-15T07:49:12.549-05:00Comments on Library Educated: Banned Book Week post- "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya AngelouLibrary Educatedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441826320547182219noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540649138800704991.post-34716881228871574982014-09-29T14:54:43.378-05:002014-09-29T14:54:43.378-05:00Oh I love the tattoo! Thanks for sharing!Oh I love the tattoo! Thanks for sharing!Library Educatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441826320547182219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540649138800704991.post-53365813211027798282014-09-29T14:54:19.040-05:002014-09-29T14:54:19.040-05:00It's worth it!It's worth it!Library Educatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441826320547182219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540649138800704991.post-12829031772631816082014-09-26T20:06:43.061-05:002014-09-26T20:06:43.061-05:00I have the title of this book tattooed on my arm. ...I have the title of this book tattooed on my arm. The poem is what meant something to me, not the book. You can Google it to read it or check it out on my <br /><a href="http://www.fredasvoice.com/2014/07/i-know-why-caged-bird-sings-by-maya.html" rel="nofollow">blog post</a> and see my tatt too. :-)fredamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445217103291725907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540649138800704991.post-4465564501091395142014-09-26T16:25:46.352-05:002014-09-26T16:25:46.352-05:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this book! I h...Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this book! I have it on my to read list.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540649138800704991.post-36077140008766128592014-09-26T10:52:01.775-05:002014-09-26T10:52:01.775-05:00I was so glad I read it! Embarrassed it took me th...I was so glad I read it! Embarrassed it took me this long to get to an Angelou work,but better late than never. It was amazing to see her and Bailey get sucked into books for hours, if everyone was voracious readers like them the world would be much improved. (It'd take longer to get everything done, but hey, sometimes you just can't put a book down.)Library Educatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441826320547182219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540649138800704991.post-35993268047926490012014-09-26T10:41:19.776-05:002014-09-26T10:41:19.776-05:00Oh darn! I somehow missed this in gathering up li...Oh darn! I somehow missed this in gathering up links for Banned Books Week to share today. I will tweet it out though! :) <br /><br />I loved this book SO much. It is a truth that books that can change your life, change your thinking patterns, are banned. This book did that to me and boy is that something society needs to hamper down on! Ugh!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540649138800704991.post-36019835374352246962014-09-26T10:33:34.622-05:002014-09-26T10:33:34.622-05:00With a title like that it really does sound like a...With a title like that it really does sound like a poetry anthology!Library Educatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441826320547182219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540649138800704991.post-54203100094149606012014-09-26T10:32:11.985-05:002014-09-26T10:32:11.985-05:00You know, I actually own this book (purchased deca...You know, I actually own this book (purchased decades ago) and never read it! Now I know what it's about! I thought it was just poetry. Wow. And there are other ways to classify books than actually banning them. Banning is as futile as trying to exterminate cockroaches! lol We all have the right to CHOOSEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540649138800704991.post-10908731600490386352014-09-26T08:44:55.973-05:002014-09-26T08:44:55.973-05:00It's true! She was so wracked with guilt and c...It's true! She was so wracked with guilt and confusion I kept hoping her mom would just take her by the shoulders and be like "it's ok, we're going to help you, we love you". But they're family didn't seem big on really overt displays of affection, at least Momma didnt. Library Educatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441826320547182219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540649138800704991.post-60579369985981659382014-09-26T08:41:27.067-05:002014-09-26T08:41:27.067-05:00"Well, I don't know about you, but any ag..."Well, I don't know about you, but any age group that can understand how horrifying it is as a little girl fights to grasp sexual assault visited on her and the feelings that haunt her in the aftermath should read this book and be horrified. Of course it's unsuited for an age group, it's unsuited for everyone because it's horrible and violent and retch worthy."<br /><br />This. It would be a wonderful world if children were somehow inoculated against violence (and worse) until they turned some magical age, but that's simply not the case. Children who have experienced violence, rape, assault, and God knows what else need to know that they'e not alone; they need to hear stories about other survivors and have images of success and strength to draw from.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04687248923547966231noreply@blogger.com