markm reviewed King : a Life by Jonathan Eig
A fine detailed biography of one of the greatest men in my lifetime
5 stars
As the Brits say, No man is a hero to his valet, and one might suppose that no great man will emerge from a non-hagiographic biography with his reputation unscathed. But I found that Dr. King may be the exception. His extraordinary bravery and single-minded devotion to his moral goals are only amplified by his human failings. As Dick Gregory comments at the end of the book, What makes King different from Jesus? Jesus is hearsay. Don’t mean it didn’t happen, but there’s film of King….