661 reviews for:

King: A Life

Jonathan Eig

4.65 AVERAGE

thiggitythor's review

4.25

informative inspiring medium-paced

rms25's review

4.0

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

freeformlady's review

5.0

emotional informative medium-paced

arabinowitz720's review

4.75

dark hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

rachelelizabeth23's review

5.0

medium-paced

jaeadam2's review

5.0

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Anyone interested in the history of the civil rights movement or progressive politics in general should read this book. It’s incredibly informative, interesting, and provides a nuanced portrait of a very misunderstood man. King was far more radical and human than his portrayal by the media and politicians.

I found this book inspiring.

emmaledbetter's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

mrlzbth's review

4.25

informative inspiring sad medium-paced

christianalikesbooks's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful informative tense slow-paced

juniebug_books's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 52%

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It was really interesting, but very long, slow, and I had a very difficult time with how King treated his wife and women in general.