Reviews

The Awakening of Malcolm X by Tiffany D. Jackson, Ilyasah Shabazz

lando_reads_books's review

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

amsquared's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.5

yeojinqueen's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Racism, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Police brutality, Death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Slavery, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Suicide

mkw's review

challenging informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

rainbowbookworm's review against another edition

4.0

Shabazz continues to team up with YA authors to tell her parents' life stories. This is the second book to focus on her father, Malcom X, and it takes readers through his incarceration and how he embraced Islam.

ryan_dm's review against another edition

5.0

An enjoyable accompaniment to his autobiography. Suspect its marketed as YA to educate people at as early an age as possible and I have no issue with it.

The audiobook was well narrated.

teachinatardis's review against another edition

4.0

The Autobiography of Malcolm X is one of my top 5 favorite books and I really enjoyed this version of events. It is perfect for teens to begin to understand the journey of Malcolm X. Part of what I love about Malcolm's story is his constant pursuance of truth and justice and how he's unafraid to change his mind when presented with new information. He was something special and his story remains so, as well. May we all seek knowledge and justice with the same energy...we still have so far to go.

kerasalwaysreading's review against another edition

5.0

I am going to keep this review short and simple as I feel I don't have the adequate words to surmise this book.

This was incredible and eye opening to the time in Malcom X's life that I wasn't privy to previously. This follows his time in incarceration from 1946-1952 and shows the drastic differences between how black and white prisoners were treated. This follows his journey and love of devouring knowledge, his interactions with other inmates, with his siblings and his introduction into Islamic culture.

I would recommend this book to anyone looking to learn more about historical black figures and learn (through others' eyes) more of what was going on in his head and how he got through that time in his life.

Content warnings for violence, racism, suicide, gambling and drugs.

foreveryoungadult's review against another edition

Graded By: Brian
Cover Story: Looking to the Future
Drinking Buddy: Without Alcohol
MPAA Rating: PG-13: Violence, drug and alcohol use, mild language
Talky Talk: Painful
Bonus Factor: Nation of Islam
Bromance Status: Ally

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kellyhager's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character