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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
The most amazing part is how the story cuts from person/ situation to another reflecting realty.
My intention was to re-read this book before the new version airs on the History Channel. It was every bit as good as I remembered it to be. Strong characters, writing that captures your interest and keeps it, thoroughly engaging. The final three chapters where Haley relates his trips to find his ancestors' land and verification of family lore would have been better as End Notes rather than part of the story - but that's really minor. It's a little more disconcerting that he makes his search seem so easy, when in fact it took over twelve years. All in all, an engaging read. I'm ready to watch the miniseries now.
This book told the amazing "real story" of Kunta Kinte, a native from Mali Africa, the family story of Alex Haley, the author. Interestingly similar to Native Americans when in the tribe. Depressing and yet refreshingly honest in the telling of the slave story. I was fascinated.
I love these type of sweeping family sagas that follow one family through several generations. I often find that I find myself caring less and less with each subsequent generation but I didn't that issue with this one.
I understand now that it's not supposed to be what it purports to be but I loved it when I was twleve
What an amazing book. I saw the television series way back when but had never read the book. It is well written and easy to read, but not as easy to digest. It is a story which will stay with me for a long time, a reminder of man's inhumanity to man. The story of a family, a race and a nation and one which everyone should read.
The exceptional exception (I generally don't read books that are 700+ pages).
The book is a factional (fictionalized facts) genealogical epic from Kunta Kinte , down 7 generations to the author, Alex Haley.
The book is surrounded by controversy, accusations of plagiarism and shoddy research.
Despite all that, I highly recommend it.
The book is a factional (fictionalized facts) genealogical epic from Kunta Kinte , down 7 generations to the author, Alex Haley.
The book is surrounded by controversy, accusations of plagiarism and shoddy research.
Despite all that, I highly recommend it.
Forfærdelig fortælling om at overleve i en tid, hvor den hvide mand herskede over slaver, og slaver ikke blev betragtet som mennesker. En fortælling om viljestyrke og overlevelsesvilje. Bogen er utrolig spændende og godt skrevet, selv om man skal have en stærk mave for at læse den.
Excellent, excellent, excellent. Long as this book was, I didn't want it to end.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced