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Loading... The Autobiography of Malcolm Xby Alex Haley (otherwise under Malcolm X)
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. 1   macktan894 | Nov 6, 2009 |  This is one of my favorite books. It was so damn inspirational to read about a self taught man who was always on the quest for knowledge. It was really awesome to see him go from being such an extreme separatist to someone who finally understood that people need to work together in order to get shit done. A lot of people still think of Malcolm X to be this racist, hate- monger and that was true at one point but this book shows that at the end of his life he had changed that kind of thinking. Also, when you read about how he grew up you can understand why he had those beliefs in the first place. (  ) MariaKhristina | Sep 4, 2009 | A fascinating read on a complex man. Haley is a master story teller. (  ) chriszodrow | Jul 8, 2009 | This great autobiography of Malcolm's life is truly stimulating. The text takes you on a journey from a petty theif to man who was unseemingly resistant to life struggles and who became a leader. jhop3 | Jun 23, 2009 | 5 The book was extremely effective for the Teen Problem Book project. 4 The book was good. I loved this book, I learned many valuable lessons from it. I would recommend this book!!! ( )1 MsZellner | May 8, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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The book is equally engaging, written by Alex Haley (author of Roots)for Malcom X. Even though Haley did the writing, the voice is definitely Malcom's, which is the brilliance of Haley as writer. As a work of creative non-fiction (but there is little to be creative about as Malcom's life was incredible), it is up there with the best of them (Capote, Mailer, Talese). This is a writing process I would have loved to witness.
The book will hook you immediately with dramatic scenes of Malcom's origins, his transition into criminality, his spiritual growth with the Nation of Islam. Problem with Malcom (for others), he never stopped growing to the displeasure of cohorts whose envy of him became pathological. Combine that with the zeal of the FBI and you have an assasination ladies and gentlemen. Dead so young and at the apex of his understanding and focus. What would the world have been like if Malcom X had lived? (