Scan barcode
thebeesreads_'s review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
5.0
Wow. Everything I’ve read by Angela Davis has really hit hard. It’s made me think and grow my ways of thinking about things and issues. I’ve only just begun my abolitionist journey and it’s not easy but I think it ultimately lines up with my values so the work is worth it if I wanna practice what I preach. I think this book is a great one for those early in their journey like myself and even though it came out like a decade ago is still extremely relevant today
aubreymccabe's review against another edition
5.0
Just read this book. Just read it. I have nothing to add because everything has already been said in this book. I did every single project in english on this book my senior year. By the end I had my teacher and all my classmates in an Angela davis anti-prison industrial complex fury. This may have been one of the best pieces of political theory I have ever picked up and anyone who is looking to get into leftist theory please read this book.
_maren_'s review against another edition
fast-paced
4.0
Excellent crash course in the prison abolition movement. I only wish the last chapter on abolitionist alternatives to prisons had been expanded into several chapters as this is what I came in most curious about.
jenhurst's review against another edition
3.0
I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I think the writing was good and I learned a lot about the American political system. I’m already for prison reform and agree that we should be offering better mental health support and support for drug addicts. But I was really looking for a suggestion of what to do for killers and rapists such as Ted Bundy, Albert fish, Clifford Olsen, etc but there wasn’t any suggestions for them. I think if the book would’ve had a solution for that it would’ve been a really powerful book.