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I got this book free from my local library as part of the Great Michigan Read. I am rather glad that I picked it up. One of the authors was Ilyasah Shabazz, one of Malcom X's children.What resonated with me the most about this story was that I have been to many of the places that Malcom went to in the Lansing and Mason, Michigan area. Granted this story is fact based fiction, it is a good starting point to learn about Malcom X's early life and what the culture of racism was like in the North bef...

Fictionalized history is a tricky business. On the one hand, the past is a wealth of fascinating material for use in creating imaginary worlds. On the other hand, those doing that creating can't go wild, they must honor the historical truth the best they can, especially when they are writing about real people from not so long ago. And so we come to X: A Novel, a gritty and glorious rendering of Malcolm X's youth by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon.Friends tell me trouble's coming.

A novelization of the formative years of Malcolm X, written by the middle of his five children with Betty Shabazz and co-authored by the talented Kekla Magoon, following Malcolm from his birth in Omaha to his childhood in Flint & Lansing to his teenage years in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood and Harlem, and finally to prison. The book's strengths are its raw honesty, authentic speech, and reflections of oppression and pervasive racism, the destabilizing and destructive effects on Malcolm of a mur...

3.5 stars. This was just as good the second time through as the first. Malcolm's character arc is clear and well written, especially when it gets to the end and he reflects on all that has happened to him. I appreciated the attention to detail with all the people he met and places he went, but I would have liked to see more of how all the people in his life influenced him. The use of slang from the time period was interesting, but some of it felt a little randomly dropped in. I liked reading mor...

OK THIS BOOK HAS ME SHOOK!!!!!!!!So this book was incredible I really felt it the entire way I don't know what all that passion was but it worked in the beginning when Malcom was a good old family man I was in love with his character but then he became Red and I lost that love for him but then in prison I loved him again!!!I would recommend this to anyone mature enough to read about drugs/sex/violence/etc.

Ilyasah Shabazz, youngest daughter of civil rights activist Malcolm X, has already written two books about her famous father, but now she, with Kekla Magoon, has written a fictionalized version of his youth and the circumstances that led to his conversion to the Nation of Islam. X, a novel makes for fascinating, gritty reading that once you start will be hard to put down, even if you have already read The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley (yes, the author of Roots).Almost fr...

What an excellent read. This is a fictionalized account of Malcolm X's youth. It's told in a few different time lines, and the way that his past informs his current situation and his future, are really woven together nicely. Perhaps the thing that makes this most stand out, aside from how historically important the story is, is that Malcolm wasn't perfect in his youth and it comes through in the story. But it's done in a way that would be relatable to young readers especially -- people who make

You know, at the beginning, I wasn't totally taken by this book. Part of it might have been that the time hopping didn't work for me so much, though I appreciated its purpose, but I've also been pretty overwhelmed by the rest of my life which has provided ample distraction. However, by the time everything was going pretty much in straight chronological order, I was bummed to put it down, and by the end, it was nearly impossible to even pause reading. By the end, I was totally bowled over. Shabaz...

4.5 Out Of 5 "The Pathway to X" STARSA somewhat harsh, albeit enlightening, fictionalized history about Malcolm X.  Centering on his informative childhood to young adult years.  I learned some things and had some things laid bare for me.  The audio by Dion Graham lends a very authentic voice and is well done. At the end of the story, his daughter speaks about her dad and then there is a couple chapter's telling all about what they (Shabazz and Magoon) kept true to his story and what they embelli...

X by Ilyasha Shabazz, Malcolm X's daughter, and Kekla Magoon follows the life of a young Malcolm X before he became a great human rights activist. Even though this is a work of fiction, X is based on the real life of Malcolm X and his actions from boyhood until his arrest for theft at the age of 20. This is a great novel that will challenge teen readers while teaching them more about the human rights movement and the work of Malcolm X.

This is an incredible novel, it builds up slowly and falls into place at the end.I don’t know much about Malcolm X aside from the little bit we learned in high school. I was hesitant to read a YA fictional novel based on him when I heard about it, but the fact that his daughter co-wrote it made me secure that it will be handled with care and respect.This novel is certainly hard to read; we see racism and how it beats down and defeats young Malcolm. From when he first becomes conscious of racism

I read The Autobiography of Malcolm X quite a few years ago. I thought this would be a simplified version of the autobiography for a younger audience. Instead this book focuses on early life of Malcolm X , Malcolm Little from his early life in Lansing Michigan through to his imprisonment. As I finished reading this book I felt this novel couldn’t be the easiest novel for a teenager to read. And it is unflinching in its portrayal of life in the 1930s through the 1950s. Despite this, the actual co...

CW: (view spoiler)[drug use and addiction, children forcibly removed from mother, mental illness, suicide of inmate mentioned, father died by falling on train tracks but Malcolm later learns her was probably murdered (hide spoiler)]Well that will teach me for not reading the blurb!Whilst I found this to be a really engaging story it was the last hour that made for compelling reading. This story follows a young Malcolm as he grows up and makes one terrible decision after another. His life to spir...

X Book ReviewX was a fictional telling of the early childhood and life of Malcolm X, a human rights activist, and it was written by his daughter. I also like how it felt just like a normal narrator, so it didn't have a bias.I liked how even though it was fiction, the facts and what he did when he grew up and his time in prison was factually based, and true, but it added fiction writing techniques to help enhance the story. They even used the same quotes and names of the people in his life, so it...

I wanted to like this, but it was hard to read about Malcolm's life spiraling out of control for most of the book. Most of the book is him making selfish and/or bad choice one after another. Until the very end, it was a pretty hard read with little redemption.

Some books just stick to our bones and X by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon will remain with me forever. It kept me awake late at night, and I was floored by the captivating writing. This is a very special book and well worth the hype it has received. I plan to use it in my future Methods classes because there are so many themes and topics for discussion. Most texts are written about Malcolm Little's later life, but this book encapsulates his early years---this restless young man is dissatisfie...

Read for "Great Michigan Read" 2018This novel is one of the most powerful book I've read. I was born the same year that Malcolm X was assassinated. The only thing I "knew" was that he was a radical man. Wow, has my thinking changed! This novel, written by his daughter, shows the reader Malcolm's life from birth through his incarceration. After reading the novel and seeing the struggle that the Little family lived in Lansing, I'm appalled at the behavior in the 30's and 40's. I'm appalled at the

A historical fiction of the early adolescent life of Malcom X, when he made a lot of questionable decisions and buried a lot of grief in unproductive ways, that in all likelihood served to help transform him into the man he would later become. This story may be fiction, but it is written by his daughter, with all the conversations, history, and family letters to supply the structural facts and timeline of the story. She also does a great job at the end discussing which figures in the narrative a...

I've read 2 young people's bios of Malcolm X - Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary: By Any Means Necessary by Walter Dean Myers and a Lerner one not worth finding - but I enjoyed learning about Malcolm Little or Detroit Red. How he kept running away from everything he knew but couldn't seem to shake what he'd learned as a child. His hustling and his romantic exploits made me forget how old he was during this time. The author's note was very helpful. Great for MS or HS.