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Summary: ALEX HALEY'S OUTSTANDING FIRST NOVEL!!!!!!!!!
Review: I read MALCOLM X in 1972 when I was an overseas teacher. That book stood out more than most I've read, because it was very well-written, and it taught me that Malcolm X was not the THUG many people thought he was. He had very high standards for himself and others in the black race. But towards the end of his life he became misled by other black Americans and made some errors in judgment. I recommend this book to anyone in high school or older. For children interested in black history, I recommend THE JOURNAL OF LEROY JEREMIAH JONES, A FUGITIVE SLAVE and THE DIARY OF A SLAVE GIRL, RUBY JO.
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Summary: Moving!!!!!!
Review: Malcolm X was an incredible public speaker and a very powerful man. This book has taught me more about the man than I ever learned in school (which was nothing up until college) and I also learned that he was not what a lot of people said he was. It is just a shame that the nation of Islam today has to follow the ... racist views of someone like Louis Farrakhan. Malcolm was so much to so many people and the way that he is portrayed in this book is not that he was perfect he admits that he made his share of mistakes but knows that he has paid his dues for them and is a better person for them.
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Summary: Truth
Review: Before I began reading this book, the only things I knew of Malcolm X was his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's, but after reading this book, I realized that there was much more to this man than what I have learned in history class. Alex Haley did a tremendous job of of putting together this book and letting the reader inside the mind of one of the most influential people in the 20th Century. By reading throught these pages, you can almost see yourself next to Malcolm as he describes his life, from growing up in Michigan, living in Boston, and New York, and of his transformation in prison, from being a hustler and a burglar, to becoming ELijah Muhammad's most prominent Muslim. From there you go on to see Malcolm's growth as a person when he travels to Mecca and throughout the African and Middle Eastern Continent. This book is a must read for all people because Malcolm message is meant for every person, regardless of race, nation, or creed.
"I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination. I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color."
Malcolm X.
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Summary: Outstanding!!!
Review: This book is outstanding! Never before did I think I would have the patience to read a book like this(ex. no pictures and hundreds of pages). But it has really caught my attention. And after watching Spike Lee's 1994 movie, "X", I have a better comprehension when reading the autobiograghy. Though I'm not half way through the book yet, I'm not the least bit bored of it. So to sum it up, this book really is a great choice(no matter what race you are).
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Summary: The best book I ever read
Review: This is by far the best english book I ever read and also the first english book I read until the last page.
I am not a native english speaker and I was not familiar with black people strugle in america. But I got a chance to know about Malcolm X from Spike lee's well made film about the man. After seing the movie, I could help but want to read more about Malcolm X and read his autobiography. And I simply couldn't put it down.
Alex Haley wrote an interesting introduction about the man and how he involved in making of this book. He reveals to us how important the role of malcolm at that time for many of balck american.
It is no wonder this book has influenced many black american or other people from various races, because many what malcolm said and belief are universal and 'ring with truth', even though we may not agree with everything what he said. The biggest lesson from him maybe is that we take our own destiny and we can change the world by start changing ourselves.
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Summary: great biography
Review: The autobiography of malcolm X stands out a one of the most famous from the 20th century. The book really captures the thoughts of an influencial civil rights leader. Through his life, you see how race has changed through American history. Through his lessons, you realize his true meaning. You see him transform himself from a criminal to a deeply religous man who eventually broke with his mentor Elijah Muhammad. Eventually Malcolm X moved beyond his ideas of racial separationism and believed in the idea of different races coming toghether.
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Summary: one of, if not the best autobiographies I have ever read
Review: Mr. X's too-short life is very important and fascinating, and he tells it with utmost honesty and integrity. I keep thinking what he could have even more accomplished if he were still living today...P.S. Many people don't know it, but Mr. X has a very sharp sense of humor and wit!
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Summary: Enthralling, captivating, motivating, INSPIRING!
Review: Absolutely the best book I have read in years. I am a Liberal Arts major from UC Berkeley, have read several books dealing with civil rights, yet this book -- this biography of a man who will go down (has gone down) in history as an intriguing character and a leader for millions -- simply floored me. Page by page, I could hardly put it down. It keeps the reader excited, wanting more...
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Summary: The Truth
Review: Malcom was a lover, teller and seeker of truth. Some of the Buffy from Toldedo, Ohio-type reviewers have a problem with his honest assessments of the evil white people have done in this country but for the rest of you who like Malcolm love and are seeking the truth, this book will make an impact on your thinking.
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Summary: The refutation I must write to all those people who...
Review: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I read this book in the 8th grade, and I feel like I've retained and comprehended more than other raters have. The theme at the end of the work definitely seems to be that Malcolm X went on a pilgrimage to Mecca and learned some very important things. He ate with people with the blondest of blond hair and bluest of blue eyes, and he viewed a number of whites from around the world to be better muslims than he was himself. And when he saw that not all whites are like the whites in America representing the dominant paradigm of imperialsim, hate, and oppression, he changed his political stance.
I wonder if the people that read this and gave it a poor rating actually read this 20th century classic, or if they just accepted what all the "good ol boys" in power said they should believe about this "strong influential black man". Malcolm X quite possibly could have been assassinated for breaking off from the nation and later his understanding he came to in wanting to help people understand the love he had come to through god, not preaching hate.
As for reviewers who said the book is about Malcolm X learning obvious lessons in life, they obviously haven't gotten the point about how complex life really is, for they have not learned these lessons. I suggest the read Saint Augustine's Confessions for they will find he learned a similiar type of "obvious lesson", Jesus Christ taught similiar "obvious lessons" in a desperate attempt to save the world. I am aware of these "obvious" things I must learn in life, but have not quite learned them, so like Socrates I will continue to pursue them, I will pursue justice and love as Malcolm X did.
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