Roots

This is a book that should have been a five star read but just wasn't. The problem is the writer Alex Haley, just wasn't good enough to pull it off. The book sufferers from poor characterization, they were all cardboard cut outs, the Africa interlude was corny, and frankly, as far as I'm concerned, the ending was rushed. (Which is ironic because the book is close to a thousand pages.) it was a good story, though for the most part. Well except for all the cock fighting... Egads, no.

I'm old enough to remember the movie on tv way back when and what a big deal it was. The book doesn't live up to that hype I built up in my own mind. But it's still worth a read if you haven't already.