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Untangled: Walking the Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion by Koshin Paley Ellison, Koshin Paley Ellison
2.0
Seemed to jump around a lot- some of the ideas expressed here felt confusing and unfleshed out. For example, proclaiming that the most difficult people in our lives teach us the most, is not necessarily good advice... especially if those people are abusive. Other points, such as proclaiming that one is "stealing" their attention or time from others by not giving it to them, thereby making them a thief (which is karmically bad), along with emphatically praising someone who's done harm for admitting to it, seem like a recipe to encourage the acceptance of abuse in the name of religion. Despite understanding that this is not what the author intended to commutate, I fear his convoluted words could be easily twisted to fit that narrative. I long for further editing and clarification, as well as fewer Zionist implications with the complicity of benefiting repeatedly from Israeli programs, and therefore benefiting from their ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. It's confusing to read about peace in the same breath as Israel- but perhaps that in itself is a reflection of the acceptance of abuse in the name of religion undercurrent mentioned above.
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Genocide, Sexual violence, and Antisemitism
Docile by K.M. Szpara
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
Another S&M fantasy disguising itself as science fiction, while fully embodying ignorance of cultural context. Pretty immediately obvious, wouldn't be surprised if this originated from a young suburban white kid writing hunger games fan fic. No hate to fan fic, full hate to marketing books as something they're not. I did not make it very far.
The Thick and the Lean by Chana Porter
4.25
i enjoyed this thoroughly, but longed for a bang at the end rather than a fizzle. give me the revolution i crave.
Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment by Angela J. Davis, Bryan Stevenson, Marc Mauer
This book has a bizarrely pro-cop and pro-policing-in-general tone, while providing information on how racist the policing and court systems are. If you're looking for prison abolition viewpoints, you will not find them here (which is greatly misleading with the positioning of Angela Davis as a key author- whoops! wrong middle initial). If you're looking for a lot of facts about racism towards Black men within law enforcement, prosecution and prosecutors, and juries, without challenging the ideals of American justice, this is the book for you. The focus on prosecutors was greatly informative. Somehow circling back to bad apple theory after essays upon essays explaining how racism extends to every facet of the justice system was extremely frustrating.
X by Davey Davis
Soooo edgy. I wish they'd labeled it what it is: S&M erotica, so I would've known it wasn't for me and wouldn't have wasted my time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Violence