Reviews for A History of American Literature

The average rating for A History of American Literature based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-02-03 00:00:00 Jeffery Buckmaster I read the preface, introduction and chapter 3 for class.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-12-14 00:00:00 Kirsten Rasmussen You know you've a really good book if you learned something from it in the end, and this was this book. Yes it was a great story but it had accurate dates, historical facts etc. This made me feel like I was being educated but also learning on of the most important stories to America's History. This is the Autobiography of Malcom X in which I learned how he got from differnt points in his life. First he was a little boy with a dad, then his dad was murderd, later he starts selling drugs, goes to jail, finds allah, goes to Mecca, makes inspirational speeches on behalf of Mohammed, becomes an enemy of Mohammed etc. The story line is so interesting. When I was younger I didnt want to read it, but now I shall read it over and over again. I learned so so many things there isn't enough space on the page. A few of the present themes in this book is love, evilness/wickedness, determination, racism, hope, helpless devotion etc. Alex Haley does a great job in setting the mood he wants his characters to feel and he writes this autobiography just as it was told to him but in a style that reflects Malcom since we can't listen to his life story ourselves. Because Malcom told barely anyone his story it is intersting for me to figure out his resoning behind his famous decisions and his period of confrontation between the religious leader he was helplessly devoted to. This book is not recommend, I am forcig you to read it. This book shouldnt be a choice, it's a book you must read to understand life!