A review by karimorton33
Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson

4.0

A really compelling and heartbreaking read about the atrocities that prisoners had to endure at the hands of the state at Attica in 1971, and into the current day. This book was a really comprehensive look at what led up to the events in 1971, and what happened after. At times I found it almost too detailed and too long, but in the end the details were jaw-dropping, to imagine that something like this happened and continues to happen to this day. People who are incarcerated are humans like the rest of us, and no one deserves to have these kinds of actions taken against them. The cover up by the state was incomprehensible, and the resulting "awards" for those affected were so minimal. If a bit long, still a really compelling, unbelievable read. (read for the Book Riot 2018 Read Harder Challenge -
read a book of true crime)