booksenvogue 's review for:

Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley

5.0

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I grew up in a home where my parents forced me to watch this made for television saga every time it aired for a few days on prime time television over 2-3 days. I despised being forced to watch stuff that could, would, and definitely succeded in traumatizing me. Now that I am older I have a better understanding of why my parents exposed me to the things that they did. Today I feel so accomplished that I read it cover to cover to experience the story more in-depth with new eyes. I want to seek out the original movie to watch again, then move onto reading Queen!