What books have you been reading recently?

[caitycat21]

I’m currently reading Manufacturing consent by Edward S Herman & Noam Chomsky and just recently finished reading Are prisons obsolete by Angela Davis: Which was a VERY good book ! I highly recommend if you’re interested in learning more about prison abolition

[Buntyp]

There's an excellent documentary of Manufacturing Consent based on the book that brought it more to life for me, even though it can't possibly cover everything that's in the book.

If you haven't already read Howard Zinn's A People's History Of The United States, I think that you'd enjoy it. You can download a pdf at BooksVooks. It's a good site with an impressive selection.

[StrawberryShake]

Why would you wanna abolish prisons? Lemme guess, you're one of those kids that think rapists and murderers can be "changed" with a bit of therapy and ✨ rehabilitation ✨

[caitycat21]

They can. We live in a society that currently benefits rapists and our prison system isn’t effective at reforming these individuals.

I say this as a victim of sa myself. I don’t think that justice should be seen as something a state has to do, I would rather see justice in a way that focuses on rehabilitation for the victims as well as the perpetrators so we can prevent these things from happening.

Historically the original rapist was portrayed as being a black man unable to “control his lost over white women” where as the rape of black women by white and black men where completely legal.

Even till this day a double standard is seen since black women are less likely to be believed when testifying as victims of sa since the standard of a victim of sa has always just been focused on cis het able bodied white women which alienated the experiences of women in more disadvantaged positions *

[StrawberryShake]

Nah I was SA assaulted by my own grandfather. It's an evil mindset that can't be corrected and I stand by it.

[caitycat21]

This YouTubed Kathryn went through something similar - she talks about her experience and thoughts as someone that advocates for prison abolition *

https://youtu.be/lRH_wzazzmE

[N192K001]

Lately, I've been reading on autism; dealing with non-autists; finding feasible, reasonably-paying livelihoods while on the spectrum; and the like.

[VikingWarLord]

"Project Soul-Catcher"
"Sex at Dawn"
"The Singularity"

[Aquariusmystery]

In the past month I’ve read
Slammed by Colleen Hoover
Circe by Madeleine Miller
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

and my current book is The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

I’ve just noticed I mainly read female authors lol

[Lliam]

I just finished a small book called Ireland and the Arts.
Before that, I read The Globalization of Poverty, edited by Michel Chossudovski. Before that was Pseudopandemic by Iain Davis. Before that was Hidden History: the Secret Origins of the First World War.

[Secret6620]

Rereading one of my favorites called the Fae Chronicles by Amelia Hutchins and a required reading for my class called The Courtier by Castiglione. 🤓

Great question 📚📕

[TallAnon]

I haven't read anything this month, been too busy! I like to binge things when I have the time.
Generally I only read fantasy though.

[Stupidsigninpage]

For a 15 year old girl, you are very intelligent. Just very naive.

I like to read books on world history and how to draw better.

[gabby100]

I like crime novels with a little sex in it. I have been getting into Patrica Cornwells books. Its a female ME,
I find her style very enjoyable...

[WhitneySnow]

I just read The Match by Harlan Coben. I’ve heard of Noam Chomsky but I don't know much about him.

[kuladiamond]

I would read if someone could recommend me some good books

[jamesgoldman]

More Felix Dennis, nearly finished everything he published sadly

[GagsUgliestMember]

Unrelated to the question but did you get your username from parappa the rapper "video game"?

[caitycat21]

No, I don’t know what that is ^

[GagsUgliestMember]

O ok it jus cos I seen a character in it called kaity kat, thought maybe you got it from there

[GagsUgliestMember]

n um, I haven't read a book in forever lol, I never read books.

Think the last one I read was when I was 6, it was a bedtime story lol
Or it was a magazine I read in the doctors waiting room 10yrs ago

[IsoUser]

Clive Barker, Steven King, Dean Koontz, My all time favorite John Grisham

[dorksided1]

intensity by dean koontz

[Squaresquirrel]

Fahrenheit 451, re-reading it.

[Anonymous]

anything dealing with conservative politics because I like to trigger bat crap crazy lefties who lose the ability to function in society when they see me reading one of the books on a park bench or wherever. 😄

[caitycat21]

You live in a fictional reality if you think that way

[Tjw78]

Emerald Tablets of Thoth

[RedBullRacingLemia]

Marvel Graphic Novels and Manga

[RebeccaBI2000]

Mainly business books. I know boring

[Andro36]

Dostoïevski, Démons

[Twalli]

Wild Cards
Aces High
Darth Bane trilogy

[Anonymous]

Last book I read was Anne of Greengables