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A review by bookph1le
Boys Run the Riot, Volume 3 by Keito Gaku
4.0
I thought this book had some important things to say about the ways in which companies sometimes make a mockery of important causes by turning them into commodities for the purpose of selling more stuff.
There's also a thoughtful analysis in here of how society at large and even marginalized groups can often demand that people identify themselves in easy-to-digest ways, as well as an examination of the harms this simplification can cause. It makes perfect sense to me that marginalized groups can become very insular as a means of protecting themselves against a larger culture that oppresses them, and I appreciated the nuance this book injected into that discussion by pointing out how this can cause groups to sometimes act like the very people oppressing them.
Lastly, I really like that the group rejects the idea of doing things differently because it would compromise their passion for what they're doing. There's a lot of tension in these books between them wanting to create their own brand while outside forces are pressuring them to focus more on profit and less on passion. Sure, everyone has to pay the bills, but I think it would do many societies a lot of good to focus less on materialism.
There's also a thoughtful analysis in here of how society at large and even marginalized groups can often demand that people identify themselves in easy-to-digest ways, as well as an examination of the harms this simplification can cause. It makes perfect sense to me that marginalized groups can become very insular as a means of protecting themselves against a larger culture that oppresses them, and I appreciated the nuance this book injected into that discussion by pointing out how this can cause groups to sometimes act like the very people oppressing them.
Lastly, I really like that the group rejects the idea of doing things differently because it would compromise their passion for what they're doing. There's a lot of tension in these books between them wanting to create their own brand while outside forces are pressuring them to focus more on profit and less on passion. Sure, everyone has to pay the bills, but I think it would do many societies a lot of good to focus less on materialism.