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Autobiography of Malcolm X
About finished, enjoyed it a lot. The first half, when he's a Harlem hustler criminal, reminded me of the early parts of Neuromancer. I had heard about the Yakub stuff, but somehow didn't realize that all came from Nation of Islam. From watching clips of X on YT I thought he seemed smart, but when I learned that X was 100% into Nation of Islam for like 12 years I'm like damn, how smart could he have really been? It's the most whacky, schizo lore ever. His mom and brother did go insane, so perhaps some insanity just ran in there family. Basically, X was a Muslim pol schizo, but with good oratory ability. I can't help but like him.