A review by kols
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

medium-paced

5.0

An incredibly crafted autobiography that flashes between memories of growing up in New York and the events leading up to her arrest/her time in prison. She tells her stories as they happened and reflects on them as a woman looking back at her life. Assata is a wonderful writer and I learned so much. I would recommend this to anyone and I'll leave you with a pull quote that stuck with me: Love is contraband in Hell, cause love is an acid that eats away bars. But you, me, and tomorrow hold hands and make vows that struggle will multiply. The hacksaw has two blades. The shotgun has two barrels. We are pregnant with freedom. We are a conspiracy.
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