36. The Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told by Alex Haley, with Traci Thomas of The Stacks
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Malcolm X: A Manipulative Story
"I don't think we really see his flaws in this book. I think he lets us see what he wants us to see," she says of Malcolm X's life story. "He realizes at a certain point that he's got to take us somewhere, right? Like he understands this book needs a beginning, middle, and an end." The author is being manipulative, but not necessarily bad, the writer adds. 'It reminds me of Tim O'Brien has this quote, you know, truth is truer sometimes than truth,' Tracy writes.
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