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The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

13 reviews

bambicat234's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

I can not recommend this book enough. Everyone should read it. It's unique in being told from two perspectives: the perspective of the man himself and the perspectives of the men who got to know him well. You can personally observe his moral, religious, and political transformations throughout his life and especially at the end of it. 
Everything he says here is relevant today in some way or another. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Addiction

Minor: Antisemitism, Mental illness, and Racism

fjordpingvin's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Sexism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Drug abuse, Hate crime, Slavery, Addiction, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Police brutality

asen123's review against another edition

I might finish it when I’m a bit older. I really wanted to like it, but it was too intense for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Drug use, Racism, Murder, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Classism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Misogyny, Violence, and Police brutality

akvolcano's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

I have never known much about Malcom X. Everything that was spoken about him was brief and told from a white person who painted him as a villain, not as a human. I loved being able to read about him from his own words. I’ve learned about his life, work, and legacy. He did so much for Black people. And It is so important for his story to be told, for this book to be read. Read the whole book-cover to cover. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Islamophobia, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Antisemitism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Classism, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Slavery, and Vomit

sylvestra's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Racism, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Murder, and Police brutality

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

jemappellecat's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Murder, and Racism

melaniekarin's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

really insightful, eye opening firsthand account that still… sadly… seems so prescient 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Murder, Mental illness, and Islamophobia

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

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.