Roots: The Saga of an American Family

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  Alex Haley has weaved a masterpiece of oral history, familial knowledge, and colloquial writing that has culminated into a tale that aided in the climatic shift in American culture.

  Although it starts off slow, one quickly moves at the pace of life of each character. By the time Kunta Kinte goes into the forest to get materials for his drum, you are captured into a story of loss, love, and persistance of life.

  Riding on a packed subway at rush hour, I still had to fight back tears when ... (show more)

  Alex Haley has weaved a masterpiece of oral history, familial knowledge, and colloquial writing that has culminated into a tale that aided in the climatic shift in American culture.

  Although it starts off slow, one quickly moves at the pace of life of each character. By the time Kunta Kinte goes into the forest to get materials for his drum, you are captured into a story of loss, love, and persistance of life.

  Riding on a packed subway at rush hour, I still had to fight back tears when Kizzy faced the consequences of foolhardy love. But everyone has their part, that section of the story that leaves you at a lost for words, breath, and thought.

  In more ways than one, this is a book that truly immerses you. It opens you up to another world, reminding you that the truth is in the spaces between the words. You may forget where you are, but never, never, who you are. (show less)

   

   

  by Facebook-användare on Sep 01, 2008 at 02:36PM

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  One of the very few things that changed me forever. Even with a tint of fiction, this saga of unrelenting pursuit of freedom and the inherited faith in beliefs, over generations, left me restless for months. And some months later I was reborn.

   

   

  by Facebook User on Mar 26, 2008 at 01:17PM

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