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vumalilli's review against another edition
4.0
The most enthralling part of his story, to me (other than the palpable growth and wisdom), was his early years learning about his parents an his boyhood experiences. I really don't read enough about the northern experience for Black Americans pre-1970s.
I also credit this man for being part of my journey away from Christianity. In tandem with James Baldwin and Audre Lorde - their assessments of white institutions and the unbelonging of Black people within these spaces has spoken to me. His searing insight on the passivity of the religion is 10/10!
The deduction in my review was influenced by X's lack of intersectionality in his fight for racial justice, particularly for Black women and the way he spoke towards his wife. I don't believe Betty Shabazz or his amazing daughters ever raised an issue with him on on this, however, I felt like he put his own needs before that of his wife and daughters pretty often. His pilgrimage to Mecca humbled him in the necessary ways, but how do you do that when you have a wife and children at home?
More so, he mentions racism from the POV of a Black man who needed to ask Black women about their experiences and never did (in America or in his travels throughout Nigeria, Ghana and Mecca). His wife kept his legacy going and he never gave her enough credit to her passion, convictions and experiences.
Otherwise, really did enjoy this!
Graphic: Gun violence and Racism
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Slavery and Forced institutionalization
ceci_cc's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation
fjordpingvin's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Antisemitism, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, and Slavery
Minor: Mental illness, Police brutality, and Pregnancy
aia_r's review against another edition
5.0
Malcolm X's captivating perspective of the lies and limitations of the so-called "American Dream" and the racism in a society that denies its non-white citizens to dream gives a unique insight into the most pressing issues today.
"But it is only after the deepest darkness that joy can come; it is only after slavery and prison that the sweetest appreciation of freedom can come."
At the end of the book, Malcolm says;
"I know that societies often have killed the people who have helped to change those societies. And if I can die having brought any light, having exposed any meaningful truth that will help to destroy the racist cancer that is malignant in the body of America, then all of the credit is due to Allah. Only the mistakes have been mine."
june 1st 2023
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, and Alcohol
Moderate: Slavery, Police brutality, and Death of parent
Minor: Hate crime and Violence
akvolcano's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Slavery, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Classism
michaelion's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexism, Slavery, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Confinement, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
lucyy's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Sexism, Trafficking, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse, Slavery, Police brutality, and Antisemitism
dandelion27's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, and Antisemitism
maryshelleys's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Police brutality
caseythereader's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia