Roots: The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley
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Book Summary Information
Author: Alex HaleyIntroduction: Michael Eric Dyson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2007-05-22
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 899
Publisher: Vanguard Press
Book Reviews of Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Book Review: Unabridged audio book is wonderful
Summary: 5 Stars
I listened to the audio book on my commute and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The reader is Avery Brooks and he was perfect for the part. His accents and characterizations were ideal for each character, which made the story very easy to follow. His deep baritone voice is very easy on the ears. This is one of the better audio books I have listened to.
The story itself left a great impression on me. It clarified to me once again how horrific the practice of slavery was. When one imagines this story being repeated by millions of slaves, it really has an impact. The detail Haley went into on the capture and transport of Kinte to America was very vivid and made me realize how horrible this experience would have been.
Haley's summary at the end of the book on how he acquired the information for this story was fascinating and illustrates to me that it really is a story that needed to be told. I was also impressed at how accurate the oral history through seven generation turned out to be.
I highly recommend this book to all. This story deserves to be a classic. I will now go ahead and watch the miniseries. I haven't seen it since it first came out.
Summary of Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Tracing his ancestry through six generations - slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects - back to Africa, Alex Haley discovered a sixteen-year-old youth, Kunta Kinte. It was this young man, who had been torn from his homeland and in torment and anguish brought to the slave markets of the new world, who held the key to Haley's deep and distant past.African-American & Black Books
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