The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Feel I would have enjoyed this if I'd read before watching Spike Lee's adaptation early this year - I found the events leading up to Malcolm X heading abroad stronger in the film adaptation which overshadowed the book a little. His move away from the Nation of Islam onwards is fantastic reading though; a conflicted, deeply intelligent man grappling with his past and current thought trying to better understand his path forward. Haley's epilogue is essential, if tragic reading and the comments about the writing process are fascinating.
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