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Title: Roots by Alex Haley ISBN: 0-440-17464-3 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 15 October, 1980 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.77 (122 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A classic
Comment: I never saw the mini-series and don't want to. I finished the book about three days ago, having avoided it and the film since I'm not one to jump on the bandwagon and follow a trend. But this was one time I wish I had listened to everyone else, for I truly missed one of the great pieces of literature out there. ROOTS, along with TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and Jackson McCrae's BARK OF THE DOGWOOD are some of my favorite books now and have a special place in my heart. The writing is excellent, the story will blow you away, and it seems as fresh (and disturbing) today--as if it were just written. I highly recommend this book to anyone with a heart and soul.
Also recommended: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and BARK OF THE DOGWOOD
Rating: 4
Summary: I still have tears in my eyes
Comment: I just finished "roots" about ten minutes ago and my eyes are still stinging. The last twenty or so pages are truly the best part in this book, the most fulfilling and moving. The Story of how Alex Haley traced his lineage.
I believe 'roots' to be a very important book, but not a page-turning kind. I was actually a bit anxious to finish it and get it over with, but I think everyone should read this book. Everyone must know this history. Even though a lot of it is fictionalized, the main gist is the truth. Haley couldn't have known what they were saying exactly, his ancestors, or the little things in their daily lives, so he gave them life through his life experiences and through his research and the time period.
When he was standing at the port in Annapolis, 200 years to the day later, it was an incredible feeling for me, the reader, feeling the pride and grief and joy that he felt. Devour this book , in some way, it will change you for the better.
Rating: 5
Summary: WHAT AN AMAZING BOOK FOR EVERYONE!!!
Comment: This book IS one of the landmarks in writing in the 20th century. It was the first REAL book that i started reading from start to end and WHAT a journey it was!! From the first page Alex Haley grips you into the epic story of Kunta Kinte leading up to the author's actual life. Despite the book's large size it will not matter as soon as you start reading it.
I found this book not only to be a work of fiction, but also a history lesson of the slavery era and black history in general. The dialogue and characters Haley talks about are top rate and he writes it in a way that makes you feel that you were actually there watching it all happen!! There are even some parts of the book where I found myself nearly shedding tears!!! due to the drama that unfold in the book, especially the part where he describes the slave ship.
I highly recommend this book for two reasons. First, because it is a fascinating look at the Slavery Era and what followed it with its 'raw' and dreadful reality. Second, because this book will educate those who read it, including myself, about the brave struggle of the Blacks in the U.S towards achieving their freedom.
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Title: Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X ISBN: 0345350685 Publisher: African American Images Pub. Date: 12 October, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title:Roots ASIN: B00005QW6Y Publisher: Warner Studios Pub. Date: 15 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $59.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $50.99 |
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Title: Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe ISBN: 0553212184 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 December, 1982 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Alex Haley's Queen: The Story of an American Family by Alex Haley, David Stevens ISBN: 0688063314 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: May, 1993 List Price(USD): $32.00 |
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Title: The Color Purple by Alice Walker ISBN: 0671727796 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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