pickI have so many thoughts and feelings about this. The language is interesting, a time capsule of how people spoke in the 1960s, the book feels intimate, like Malcolm is sitting you down and walking you through his life. I am so impressed with his ability to look over the different eras in his life and look at his actions, emotions, and thoughts in a balanced and reflective way. You can see his growth, and he can too. Normally I do not think 👇
ChaoticMissAdventures Young people should write autobiographies, but Malcolm was well aware that his life was in danger from multiple directions, and I think we are incredibly lucky he took the time to collaborate with Alex Haley so that we have such a complete record of his life and thoughts on it. (2/3) 2mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I am always curious about the wives, and how they are and are not mentioned in men's own biographies. Betty was so interesting and it was fascinating to read about how they were married, though it was less than a chapter, and she is randomly mentioned after. You can see in when he mentions her that he really loved and trusted her but that she barely registered in his written records. 2mo
Suet624 I read this so many years ago and was so moved by it. If you‘re interested, The Three Mothers tries to highlight the mothers and wives journey and importance in the lives of Malcolm, MLK and James Baldwin. 2mo
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TheBookHippie I just reread this for the third time. It‘s so very powerful. It‘s always interesting to note the wives and mothers of prominent men and their influence and part. Definitely doesn‘t get said enough. 2mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @Suet624 oh yes! I have read it. Mrs Little's story is absolutely heartbreaking. We should all know so much more about it, what the government did to his family from the jump is such important context for his life. 2mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @TheBookHippie a third time! That is impressive, I am sure you find new things in it each time? I was very intimidated by it. It has been on my self for a couple of years, and I have read a half dozen books about him but was nervous to pick this up. It is dense but a lot more readable than I had feared. 2mo
TheBookHippie @ChaoticMissAdventures I read it as a teen, then in my 30s, and now. Hits differently every time. 2mo
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