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Roots
- Narrated by: Avery Brooks
- Length: 30 hrs and 5 mins
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Roots
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Publisher's Summary
Tracing his ancestory through six generations - slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects - back to Africa, Alex Haley discovered a sixteen-year-old youth, Kunta Kinte. It was this young man, who had been torn from his homeland and and in torment and anguish brought to the slave markets of the New World, who held the key to Haley's deep and distant past.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-10-2018
Enthralling!
Alex Haley has excelled in writing this book! The story is frighteningly the facts that occurred in a bygone era.
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- merryn friend
- 26-01-2024
Everything. The narration was first class and the story brilliant.
How the years of research came through and made the story so compelling to listen to.
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- Geoffrey R. Folland
- 05-03-2019
Excellent reading of a compelling story
The narration was very engaging as different voices were given to different characters through this saga of seven generations. It made the story even more compelling.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-06-2023
Must read
Astonishing detail. What an amazing story, so glad to have read it and will recommend to anyone and everyone.
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- Liz Pralica
- 28-01-2018
Totally stuck on Roots. Couldn't put it down!
The narrator was so very easy to listen to. Beautiful spoken and singing voice, he is just so smooth. Fabulous story, fabulous narration.
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- Marina
- 21-11-2016
Speechless!
Probably the greatest story ever told! Perfectly narrated. Expertly written. A complete saga with an indefinate ending. This book will forever live on.
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- Elle
- 18-11-2022
Well worth the listen.
I am so glad, this book was available to hear as an audible version. Excellent.
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- Amazon Customer
- 29-07-2020
Better than the TV series
I had watched a TV series many times and decided to read the book. It's fantastic. I couldn't put this book down!
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- Natalie
- 14-08-2020
Outstanding on all fronts
I loved this book. I don’t think a book has ever engrossed and moved me as much as this. I wanted to read the book but I just never got the time so decided to buy the audio book. Im so glad I did as the narration and production is just so good. The narrator has a voice for each character and I think it probably made more of an impact on me than had I read the book, as it was like I knew each of the characters themselves. Everyone should read this, I can’t recommend it highly enough.
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