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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
Keri is VERY candid about her aspirations and addiction and time in prison. It's tough to read and maddening, but so good.
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt
This was a fast paced, tightly told memoir of addiction and incarceration (with some figure skating and sports world). Blakinger conveyed not just the story of her addiction, arrest, and time in jail and prison, but some of the feel of it, particularly the unstable nature of prison. She was always in fear of being moved, of losing her connections, of having to relearn how to survive in a new environment. She was also terrified of solitary confinement, and I was appalled to learn how many petty and absurd things could land a prisoner in solitary. The author knows and acknowledges (over and over) her privilege and how much hard everything in the justice system is for people of color.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
informative
sad
fast-paced
Incredible memoir from a woman who who was incarcerated for a drug arrest, and the things she gleamed and the impact on her life, and how she is paying things forward.
CW: It should be obvious, but this has drugs, sex, bulimia, etc.
Keri was a young woman with a busy brain and life, a hopeful skating career and a chance at an Ivy League school. But, she clearly was struggling to find her balance, and ended up falling into harmful habits that too many people with unsupported intense brains deal with. After several years of ups and downs with heavy drugs and other dangerous behaviors, Keri was arrested and sent to jail/prison. She talks about her experiences, but with a sense of balance, knowing that it was hard for her, but it's much worse for BIPOC men and women. Keri is clearly very humble, and talks about how she's grown and the things she's learned. After getting out of prison, Keri was able to use her experiences to start making changes for other people.
I found the book sad, but also humble and relatable in ways. Keri seems very down to Earth and honest about who she is and what she's been through. Really fantastic book, and it's so important for people to understand what happens inside the prison system and how people so often get trapped for even what started as minor infractions.
CW: It should be obvious, but this has drugs, sex, bulimia, etc.
Keri was a young woman with a busy brain and life, a hopeful skating career and a chance at an Ivy League school. But, she clearly was struggling to find her balance, and ended up falling into harmful habits that too many people with unsupported intense brains deal with. After several years of ups and downs with heavy drugs and other dangerous behaviors, Keri was arrested and sent to jail/prison. She talks about her experiences, but with a sense of balance, knowing that it was hard for her, but it's much worse for BIPOC men and women. Keri is clearly very humble, and talks about how she's grown and the things she's learned. After getting out of prison, Keri was able to use her experiences to start making changes for other people.
I found the book sad, but also humble and relatable in ways. Keri seems very down to Earth and honest about who she is and what she's been through. Really fantastic book, and it's so important for people to understand what happens inside the prison system and how people so often get trapped for even what started as minor infractions.
challenging
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced