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An enjoyable accompaniment to his autobiography. Suspect its marketed as YA to educate people at as early an age as possible and I have no issue with it. The audiobook was well narrated.
“If you stick a knife in my back nine inches and pull it out six inches, there’s no progress. If you pull it all the way out, that’s not progress. The progress is healing the wound that the blow made.“If we were to do a word association test right now and you asked me to associate Malcolm X with a word, I would say, ‘enigmatic’ with zero hesitation. Ever since I came across few clips of his speeches during the last year, I made it my intention to learn in depth about him and what motivated him t...
“If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary” LOVED this adaptation of how X evolves as a youngster to arrive at critical consciousness! Can’t wait to share with the students!!
"Hard to imagine a world that considers us equals when the core of our very existence is human and they don't consider us that."
YESSSS the first 5 star read of 2021! I'm so happy that it was this book. This book comes after X chronologically; however, it can be read as a stand alone. Thank you so much to FSG for providing me a copy of this book for review. All thoughts are my own. CW: use of the n-word, mistreatment of Black prisoners, physical violence, suicide, suicidal ideation, drugs, gambling, racism. "Hard to imagine a world that considers us equals when the core of our very existence is human and they don't cons...
Capitalizing on the success of her first book about her famous father, Ilyasah Shabazz has written a second book, with a focus on Malcolm X's years in jail. This book starts with his being found guilty for robbing houses outside Boston, ostensibly at the behest of his white girlfriend, who sings a different song in court. I thought the book was only okay because I could not tell what was truth and what was fiction since Malcolm was assassinated in February, 1965 when Ilyasah was two years old so...
The Awakening of Malcolm X is a powerful narrative account of the activist's adolescent years in jail, written by his daughter @ilyasahshabazz along with @writeinbk.Y’all, I highly recommend this book. I finished it in one day. Book 2 of 2021. It’s a powerful narrative that centers on Malcolm as an adolescent as he explores personal tribulations of race, family, and faith. We get to see him struggle with the weight of his past, and it felt so incredibly intimate. I loved being exposed to this si...
The Awakening of Malcolm X is a powerful narrative which accounts the activist's young adult years in in an extremely tough Massachusetts prison setting written by his daughter. The book explains the self discovery of young Malcolm and how he was determined to maintain his sanity and not allow his mind to be imprisoned. Although Malcolm went through a lot, this book provided a clear picture of how he remained close to his siblings and how they all discovered Islam together. This book also proved...
I was ignorant to the details of Malcom X’s years in jail and journey to the Nation of Islam. I appreciated connecting the dots in the formation of the leader and activist he became known for. A testament to education, miseducation, purpose, and self knowing. Solid audiobook choice.
CWs: racial slurs, racism, mistreatment of prisoners, violence, drugsThis is a historically accurate (with some fictionalized elements) portrayal of Malcolm X's young adult life , specifically the period he spent in prison. During this time, he is introduced to the Nation of Islam through his family, and we follow him as he initially dismisses the religion they have joined, but is slowly drawn to Islam through his brothers and Elijah Muhammad.The warden stands off to the side of the mess hall an...
Thank you to Fierce Reads and Colored Pages Tours for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.Malcolm X has always been a hero of mine: I read his autobiography when I was eleven, and again at sixteen, and I’ve always looked up to his incredible strength and determination. So I was absolutely thrilled that Colored Pages Book Tours have given me the opportunity to review this, a YA novelisation covering just his years in prison, the period of his life where he learned to b...
Thank you to Netgalley who gave me an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. The Awakening of Malcolm X is beautifully written, making the reader feel both the heartaches and losses suffered in prison, as well as the warmth of the happier memories that Malcolm looks back on. One thing I really enjoyed about this read is the research it prompted me to do on my own about Malcolm, his family, and the history of Islam. The pace of the story as a whole was a little slow for my liking, bu...
This book was engaging and I learned a lot from reading it. My only complaint would be the time skips occasionally left me a little confused, maybe adding dates to the beginnings of chapters would have helped with this. Overall, I think it was well done.
A terrific look at what it is like being oppressed and disadvantaged in a society. Enlightening and engrossing. Highly recommended.
Trigger & Content Warnings Racism & white supremacySuicide mentionedAlcohol consumptionRecreational drug usePolice brutalityDeath row executions mentioned