![]() It was interesting, but not compelling from a literary perspective. The writing style in this section is simple prose, often written in a passive voice. The first half of the book is full of rich details of Malcolm’s upbringing: his precarious childhood, stint in foster care and juvenile reform school, his Lindy Hopping days in Roxbury and Harlem, his never-ending hustle, and his imprisonment. So many of the sound bites and blurbs propagated about Malcolm X totally miss the man he was when he was assassinated. I wonder at Malcolm’s potential accomplishments and legacy if he had lived a long and full life. ![]() My main thought as I finished it was that the world lost a brilliant man too soon. ![]() The Autobiography of Malcolm X has been on my To-Read list for years, but I finally picked it up and read it. ![]()
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