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Feb 13, 2018xiaojunbpl12 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Best (auto)biography I’ve read. His short life was uniquely fascinating, no one could produce such dense and rich materials. A “violent” read, I was well spent more than several occasions...as if I wish to save the drowned or win the debate. But “Icarus” and “Out” gained me equanimity. “Mecca” nearly converted me. I wonder his approach may work out better (thinking Mao’s China finally gaining dominance). When would there be another hero like him rising up from ghetto to save the black themselves? I feel his assassination was nation’s bigger loss than JFK’s. The modern landscape could be very different due to his longevity. Besides, a biography inclusive of his maturity as a politician and sage, would be even more glorious, and more controversial as well.