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The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

19 reviews

menomica's review against another edition

informative reflective tense slow-paced

What I am trying to say is that it just never dawned upon them that I could understand, that I wasn’t a pet, but a human being. They didn’t give me credit for having the same sensitivity, intellect, and understanding that they would have been ready and willing to recognize in a white boy in my position. But it has historically been the case with white people, in their regard for black people, that even though we might be with them, we weren’t considered of them. Even though they appeared to have opened the door, it was still closed. Thus they never did really see me.

This book was. Dense. And a lot. But it did what it was supposed to do. Give an insight on the mind of Malcom X. Honestly, he’s pretty cool, when he’s not talking about women, or jewish people (dear god was that man antisemitic). 

I also really loved how the book helped to give insight on the ideals of race and civil rights at the time. Seeing how multiple civil rights movements worked together and also how they disagreed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence and War

annadrinksmilk's review

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

4.75

.25 off only for sexism & antisemitism, everything else it phenomenal 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, and Murder

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

mariajagoda's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization

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

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

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

whattaylorreads's review

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia

caseythereader's review

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