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Title: It is NOT boring!
Review: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X, as told to Alex Haley, is not boring. That's the unspoken fear that keeps some people from reading it. If you think of yourself as an enlightened whitey, as I do, you still might think the man's going to preach at you and put you to sleep. Not at all. We have a great novelist and at least one great storyteller at work here, both unflinchingly honest, and the result is compelling, not just "important." Start reading it in a bookstore or a library, and you'll decide to take it home before you finish the first chapter. You will be correct to do so. I've seen Spike Lee's take on Malcolm X, which impressed me greatly, but this book is the other side of that story. And lemme tip my hat to the young Alex Haley, before ROOTS, for remaining true to Malcolm X's voice, uncensored. And you WILL love Alex's epilogue.
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