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The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley, Malcolm X

12 reviews

bread_stick_'s review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Islamophobia

ceci_cc's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

Insightful and extremely relevant even still today

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Content Warnings

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

ialim01's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Islamophobia

hiddeninbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Islamophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

akvolcano's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

I have never known much about Malcom X. Everything that was spoken about him was brief and told from a white person who painted him as a villain, not as a human. I loved being able to read about him from his own words. I’ve learned about his life, work, and legacy. He did so much for Black people. And It is so important for his story to be told, for this book to be read. Read the whole book-cover to cover. 

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Content Warnings

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

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Police brutality, Islamophobia, and Pregnancy

melaniekarin's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

really insightful, eye opening firsthand account that still… sadly… seems so prescient 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Murder, and Toxic friendship

bookishbunian's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.75

I am left in awe reading his transformative journey, albeit short, is still impactful and timeless. Honest and raw in his words, throughout, he did not reserve any punches on racism, religion, betrayal and hypocrisy. Even when I disagree with some of his viewpoints, he fiercely spoke his truth for himself and his people in such a way that you will be swayed to think and reflect through and through. While his ever-changing complexity as a human being (a young black man, turned hustler, to convict then minister and Muslim convert) remained central to this autobiography, it was his unwavering 
call against hypocrisy and for truth and justice, that has been the awe-inspiring constant. I will think alot about this book time and time again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

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.

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