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The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

18 reviews

annadrinksmilk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

4.75

.25 off only for sexism & antisemitism, everything else it phenomenal 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, and Mental illness

michaelion's review

challenging dark funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Aside from the early 1900s slang, I would consider this a contemporary autobiography. Everything said in this book 57 years ago could have been said by someone yesterday. You don't have to look real hard to see things really have not changed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Addiction, Classism, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Rape

mariajagoda's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization

maggie_atwood's review

challenging emotional inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Islamophobia, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Alcohol, and Addiction

I think this should be a must-read for Americans. You’ll unlearn what you’ve been incorrectly taught about Malcolm X in school.

joshsimp's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Antisemitism, Hate crime, Murder, and Sexism

Minor: Colonisation, Police brutality, and Racial slurs

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.0

I don’t love the way that Malcolm talks about women in this autobiography but other than that, I appreciated reading about the life of Malcolm X. I learned so much that I didn’t realize about him. He was so well-read and self-taught. I’m glad I finally read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Sexism, and Violence

whattaylorreads's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Drug abuse

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Addiction, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism