It's hard to believe that it has been 30 years since Alex Haley's groundbreaking
historical novel (based on his own family's history) was first published and became
a worldwide phenomenon. Millions have read the story of the young African boy named
Kunte Kinte, who in the late 1700s was kidnapped from his homeland and brought to
the United States as a slave. Haley follows Kunte Kinte's family line over the next
seven generations, creating a moving historical novel spanning 200 years. Avery Brooks
proves to be the perfect choice to bring Haley's devastatingly powerful piece of
American literature to audio. Brooks's rich, deep baritone brings a deliberate,
dignified, at times almost reverential interpretation to his reading, but never so
reserved as to forget that at its heart this is a story about people and family.
His multiple characterizations manage, with a smooth and accomplished ease, to capture
the true essence of each individual in the book. Michael Eric Dyson offers an informative
introduction to Haley's book, but it is Brooks's performance that brings the author's
words and history to life.

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