覃兆刿肯定了《根》对文档记录的现实意义，将重点放在了哈里历时十二年走过

Tan Siu injure affirmed the "root" of practical significance documented, will focus on the Harry lasted more than 50 years through the process Roots Library and Archives Reference Room, it is believed that the overall significance of oral history Oral itself can add Some historical detail to give the reader some of the clues, but also the possible distortion of history because the interviewee personal position and identified in a local sense. Harry certainly further research methods, that is, reflection dictation, the original documents in to tell, cautious conclusions

覃兆刿肯定了《根》对文档记录的现实意义，将重点放在了哈里历时十二年走过50多个图书馆及档案资料室的寻根过程中，认为口述史的总体意义在于口述本身可以补充一些历史细节，给读者一些研究线索，但同时也可能因为口述者个人的立场和认定而使历史在局部意义上失真。进一步肯定了哈里的研究方法，即在口述，原始文献的相互印证中去分辨，谨慎的下结论

Tan Zhaogui affirmed the practical significance of "root" to document recording, and focused on Harry's search for roots in more than 50 libraries and archives after 12 years. He thought that the overall significance of oral history is that oral itself can supplement some historical details and give readers some research clues, but at the same time, it may be because of the personal position and affirmation of the oral speaker that history is in the situation Partial distortion. Further confirmed Harry's research method, that is, to distinguish between oral statements and the mutual confirmation of original documents, and to draw conclusions carefully