Reviews

Letter from the Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.

astratton1027's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

weeohh's review

5.0

"Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection."
Powerful and determined.

jess_mango's review

5.0

Powerful, eloquent words from MLK. Unfortunately, this is still as relevant today as it was over a half century ago.

Text of draft and audio recording of MLK reading the letter available here: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/letter-birmingham-jail

max343's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

3.75

the_music_of_waves's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective

5.0

wenyd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

blake_lavanchy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Revisiting Letter from Birmingham Jail is always an arresting experience. Perhaps the most readable, incisive, and radical from one of the most important and eloquent leaders. 

Also, the additional selection of The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life was excellent. Reading the sermon of King’s both highlights his preaching and thinking later in his life and also provides genuinely moving insights on life, The Bible, America, and the human condition.    

clemway's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

lilitherary's review against another edition

Everyone should read this letter at least once.

Listened to a recording of his sermon, very very powerful speaker. Felt his voice through to my core.

kippenautomat's review against another edition

4.0

shows that radicality doesn't need to be violent or destructive, that it needs to be based on philosophy and self-reflection and that christianity can be the foundation of emancipation