Roots
by Alex Haley
Taste attributes: historicaldramafamilybiographyslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary
Boxlist takeA heavy, grounded historical novel: moving and slow-paced. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
Roots is a novel written by Alex Haley and published in 1976. It portrays the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States, and follows his life and the lives of his alleged descendants in the U.S. down to Haley.
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- Alex Haley
- Published
- 1976
- Pages
- 688
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