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All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes

Name: All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
Author: Maya Angelou

by Maya Angelou

1986•Biography•218 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is heavy, slow-burning and inventive. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

"Thoroughly enjoyable . . . an important document drawing more much-needed attention to the hidden history of a people both African and American."--Los Angeles Times Book Review.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryFish out of water/culture clashEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

BiographyAmerican AuthorsEntertainersAfrican American authorsBiography & AutobiographyNonfictionSociologyAmerican Women authors

Details

Author: Maya Angelou
Published: 1986
Pages: 218
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Source: Open Library

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