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Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley
4.25
4.25 stars
What a strong classic that I've been intimidated by for some time. I'm glad I read this novel that shows how slavery affected Alex Haley's family tree. I felt like the reader spends a lot of time with Kunta Kinte (the patriarch), but each subsequent generation is covered increasingly quickly. In some places that worked for me because, for instance, I didn't want to spend as much time with Chicken George. But I felt the story diluted over time because I didn't feel I understood the later generation characters as much.
What a strong classic that I've been intimidated by for some time. I'm glad I read this novel that shows how slavery affected Alex Haley's family tree. I felt like the reader spends a lot of time with Kunta Kinte (the patriarch), but each subsequent generation is covered increasingly quickly. In some places that worked for me because, for instance, I didn't want to spend as much time with Chicken George. But I felt the story diluted over time because I didn't feel I understood the later generation characters as much.