The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
mcatsambas's review
3.0
Five stars for the message, but the book was a lot less rigorous than I was expecting.
jg12389's review
5.0
I wish I'd read this sooner. Really bold and brutally honest look at what our criminal "justice" system does to Black men, from someone who was part of the system. I appreciate that the author does not neglect intersectionality or try to argue that African American men have it somehow worse than African American women. I loved his explicit ideas in the last chapter for how we can start to move toward abolition. Highly recommend!!
kooksbooknook's review
5.0
Super underrated book on race. A perfect companion work to Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow, but also incredibly informative and unique perspectives in its own right.
yeojinqueen's review
challenging
informative
reflective
tense
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Police brutality, and Slavery
Moderate: Classism, Death, Gun violence, Genocide, Hate crime, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, and Forced institutionalization
orlofthebooks's review
4.0
4.5 stars
Such an amazing, accessible (as in it is easy to understand whilst still presenting a strong argument) novel on racial inequality. I'm Australian, so I didn't know a lot about the information presented in the book (as it is focused on America)
Such an amazing, accessible (as in it is easy to understand whilst still presenting a strong argument) novel on racial inequality. I'm Australian, so I didn't know a lot about the information presented in the book (as it is focused on America)
amymaddess's review
3.0
I'm not a big fan of the structure, and I feel like some points were very repetitive, but this was a good introductory overview of the glaring holes in the justice system and is a great place to get started when trying to educate yourself on the BLM movement.
glowbaby's review against another edition
5.0
Incredibly eye opening for me to read as a white person. We have lots of work to do until this country treats black lives as if they matter. I think everyone should read this book.
paladinboy's review
4.0
The was a challenging read due to the subject matter involved. As a white male I have deeply relied upon the government and the police as pillars of justice. But, as a liberal I believe no system is perfect and that improvement is the goal of every American institution. This book discusses the inadequacies of these systems towards black men via a legal scholar, former federal prosecutor and black male himself, Paul Butler. The book lists the many ways in which Black men are especially disenfranchised from America by a codified system. It also lists the radical changes that would be necessary to achieve parity. I look forward to America finding the will to make these changes.