Roots by Alex Haley

I must admit that when Nancy picked this for book club I was a bit overwhelmed by the length--almost 900 pages. However, I found it to be very easy to read and a fascinating story. If you haven't read it or seen the mini-series, it's worth checking out of the library. The story starts with Kunta Kinte in Africa and talks about his life and his becoming a man. He is captured by white men and taken to the "newnited" states. The parts on the boat are the most graphic and difficult to read. Kunta tells his story to his daughter and she passes it down to her son and so forth. Very interesting and makes you wonder why people thought that they could take other people and force them to do their manual labor. That part was mind-boggling to me. Check out the book club blog for more details as I'm sure Nancy will have done a great write-up on it.