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The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

16 reviews

michaelion's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Aside from the early 1900s slang, I would consider this a contemporary autobiography. Everything said in this book 57 years ago could have been said by someone yesterday. You don't have to look real hard to see things really have not changed.

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Content Warnings

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

maggie_atwood's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Murder, and Alcohol

I think this should be a must-read for Americans. You’ll unlearn what you’ve been incorrectly taught about Malcolm X in school.

joshsimp's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent

Moderate: Hate crime, Sexism, Antisemitism, and Murder

Minor: Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Colonisation

lucyy's review

emotional informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.0

I don’t love the way that Malcolm talks about women in this autobiography but other than that, I appreciated reading about the life of Malcolm X. I learned so much that I didn’t realize about him. He was so well-read and self-taught. I’m glad I finally read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Grief, and Murder

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia