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A review by library_lurker
The Lost Chapters: Finding Recovery and Renewal One Book at a Time by Leslie Schwartz
4.0
while there are some things about this book that annoyed or upset me, i think it's an important message. i enjoyed it partially because i've spent many years mailing books to people inside and it's nice to get some perspective on how meaningful reading can be while in prison. the themes of acceptance and surrender are things i really needed to hear. the author can be frustrating and i really dislike the way she talks about other women, esp. butches. but i was able to power through that and get to the point of the narrative--and it was a good point indeed.
also STFU to the reviewers (most of whom, i'm assuming, have never seen the inside of a jail in their lives) complaining BUt sHe OnLy SeRVeD 37 dAys wHo CaReS? literally the whole POINT of this book (one of the many) is that time is different on the inside. 37 days is definitely enough to change one's perspective forever. and yes it's unfair that she got a shorter sentence than many others due to her multiple privileges, but come on! you'd take the shorter sentence too! the fault lies not with the individual but with the system here. if you don't like it, work towards abolition, or donate money to those who do.
also STFU to the reviewers (most of whom, i'm assuming, have never seen the inside of a jail in their lives) complaining BUt sHe OnLy SeRVeD 37 dAys wHo CaReS? literally the whole POINT of this book (one of the many) is that time is different on the inside. 37 days is definitely enough to change one's perspective forever. and yes it's unfair that she got a shorter sentence than many others due to her multiple privileges, but come on! you'd take the shorter sentence too! the fault lies not with the individual but with the system here. if you don't like it, work towards abolition, or donate money to those who do.