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A review by melanie_page
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
5.0
4/25/2017 Welp. He died. Again. I'm painfully saddened. Again.
1/18/2017 Reading this book with my students AGAIN. Based on my notes below, there's a big heartbreak coming up.... :*( I mean, I know he dies (no spoiler!), but how sad I feel every time IS a surprise.
12/9/2015 Finished. He died. Again. *heartbroken*
9-13-2015 Yep, reading Malcolm X again, alongside my students!
Reading Alex Haley's epilogue is really fascinating, as Malcolm X agreed in a contract that Haley could write an epilogue that would not be censored or need approval from Malcolm X himself. In this section, we get some secrets that are not revealed during the autobiography, which gives more life to Malcolm X: the times he lied as a criminal, the way he felt about Elijah Muhammad, his odd habit of never being at rest (he would be telling Haley a story and writing down theories, quotes, and quips on anything available at the same time).
UPDATE: Reading this book the second time was just as powerful as the first, except this time I was teaching it at a community college. I also gave the book as a graduation present to my cousin, who read it over summer break and told me that she was able to talk about it at her own community college and impress others (because not many students read Malcolm X). Overall, a book that changes minds and hearts.
1/18/2017 Reading this book with my students AGAIN. Based on my notes below, there's a big heartbreak coming up.... :*( I mean, I know he dies (no spoiler!), but how sad I feel every time IS a surprise.
12/9/2015 Finished. He died. Again. *heartbroken*
9-13-2015 Yep, reading Malcolm X again, alongside my students!
Reading Alex Haley's epilogue is really fascinating, as Malcolm X agreed in a contract that Haley could write an epilogue that would not be censored or need approval from Malcolm X himself. In this section, we get some secrets that are not revealed during the autobiography, which gives more life to Malcolm X: the times he lied as a criminal, the way he felt about Elijah Muhammad, his odd habit of never being at rest (he would be telling Haley a story and writing down theories, quotes, and quips on anything available at the same time).
UPDATE: Reading this book the second time was just as powerful as the first, except this time I was teaching it at a community college. I also gave the book as a graduation present to my cousin, who read it over summer break and told me that she was able to talk about it at her own community college and impress others (because not many students read Malcolm X). Overall, a book that changes minds and hearts.