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Interesting and exhaustive look at the life of Malcom X from his childhood.

Dense but great writing and deep look at all the things that formed him.

Paused reading August 2021

notes to self…Knew very little about Malcolm X going in to this, and some of what little I thought I knew was wrong. Well paced, well researched, thorough. A lot of background and context leading up to who he’d become by the time he was assassinated, but doesn’t get bogged down or go off track. Very readable. References The Autobiography of Malcolm X, making clarifications, noting omissions and gently correcting inaccuracies. Fascinating figure, fascinating read.

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informative medium-paced

3.75

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5.0

This falls into the category of as good as everyone says. In addition to obviously learning a lot about Malcom X, it gave me more of an appreciation for biographies, and the perspective it can have vs. a memoir or autobiography. Very inspiring in how Malcolm X stuck to his core beliefs and also continued to learn and evolve his views as he lived.

I have also thought about his mother so much since the early chapters of the book. Highly recommend.