tarafoor 's review for:

Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley

5.0

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Whew. It’s safe to say that this should be considered essential reading, because it goes into so much detail about slavery that we think we know, but we really don’t. This book isn’t for the faint of heart and there were multiple points where I felt I couldn’t continue on as a reader. However, this is one you’ll need to power through (especially with an audiobook clocking in at 30 hours), because this is an important and well researched story of multiple generations that needs to be shared.