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Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis

12 reviews

jessmbark's review against another edition

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challenging informative fast-paced

5.0


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yeolliesutr's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5


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headachesince03's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative inspiring

4.75


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bashsbooks's review

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challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

A really useful and informative introduction to prison abolition. Davis' writing style is dense, but understandable - in less than 200 pages, she managed to convey dozens of complex ideas clearly and concisely. She has thought deeply about how the prison industrial complex interacts with a wide variety of identities, which gives the book a revolutionary and intersectional tenor that made me forget several times that she wrote this in 2003. It is still very relevant and much worth reading today.

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michaelion's review against another edition

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hopeful informative fast-paced

4.25

I'd like to propose the opposite of Betteridge's law of headlines: Angela Y. Davis' law of book titles, which states that if a book asks the reader a question than answer as probably yes.

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picoledenaranja's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25


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livreads16's review against another edition

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challenging informative slow-paced

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nickshutter's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

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amberinbookland's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0


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cemeterygay's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

A great introduction to prison abolition that is not too dense while still not oversimplifying the topics presented. I absolutely would recommend this as a starting point for anyone interested in prison abolition. 

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