The first time I read this, I thought of it mainly as a historical document. His childhood poverty, his gradual introduction into the ‘hustling life’ (as he called it), his incarceration, his conversion, his betrayal, his journey to Mecca-a novelist would have difficulty coming up with anything better.īut what is most valuable book is, as Malcolm X himself says, its sociological import. (This time around, I listened to Lawrence Fishburne’s excellent audio version, which brought an extra dimension of realism to Malcolm’s voice.) What is more, the story that he tells is simply a good story on any terms, even if it were all made up. You can really hear him speak through the page-with humor, with wit, with passion, and most of all with righteous anger. For one, Haley has beautifully captured Malcolm X’s voice. This book has so many things going for it that it is a challenge to focus on a few. One decade later, The Autobiography of Malcolm X has lost none of its power. My love of reading was substantially deepened by the experience. Though I had only the vaguest idea of who Malcolm X was, the book transfixed me, even dominated me. I originally encountered the little paperback in university-borrowed from a roommate who had to read it for a class. The coincidence feels significant, if only because this is probably one of the most crucial books in my reading life. The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm Xīy some fateful coincidence, I find myself writing this review on the 55th anniversary of Malcolm X’s murder. In the Heat: Elche… on Alicante & the Island of…Ģ023: New Year… on In the Heat: Elche & … Jaca: A Slightly Uns… on A Highly Unsuccessful Jou… They were living, breathing people, and their deaths are the tragedy of a movement, but also a smaller personal one to those who loved them.Reflections on Readi… on Ancient Cities: Istanbul So often, we lionize these figures to the point that we can forget that they were more than just a still image in a book. Published in 2002, the memoir provides a look into the family that Malcolm X was taken from when he was killed at only 39 years old. Shabazz is the third daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, and was only two years old when her father was assassinated. I mean, I’m telling you the truth, you know, right in your home.”Īs mentioned above, Audible will also be releasing Ilyasah Shabazz’s memoir, Growing Up X. He really, really does bring justice and it makes the audible, you know, just really wonderful to listen to. You know, I laugh, he’s just a super talent and I’m telling you my family and I are so pleased that he is performing my father’s stories. Of Fishburne’s performance, Shabazz told me via a phone interview that he killed it: “He was absolutely so amazing.
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