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A review by just_fighting_censorship
A Rule Is to Break: A Child's Guide to Anarchy by Jana Christy, John Seven
1.0
A book on anarchy that is really just a list of woke mandates. Yep, despite the title this is just another book telling kids what to do...in other words the least self-aware and most idiotic book I've ever read.
This book does not encourage free thought, instead it encourages a specific way of thinking:
"Build it don't buy it"
"Give stuff away for free"
"Forget about grocery stores and get dirty in your garden"
Then there are things that are just terrible to tell children in general ranging from stupid to dangerous:
"When someone says work, you say why?"
"No baths ever again"
"Go ahead and be stompy"
"Stay up all night"
"Go the wrong way" ---- what?! Go your own way, I can get behind, but purposefully go the wrong way...
The real kicker is the page with all the exclamations, right beside "No Rules!" is "Be Nice!" and "No Bullies." Dear author...these are rules, great rules in fact. Such great examples of rules that they completely destroy the premise of your entire book.
This book does an outrageously poor job of encouraging children to be creative and think for themselves. I cannot fathom why it has such a high rating other than there are a ton of people out there who are delusional enough to think that the mandates in this book somehow promote independence and free thought....they do not.
I actually wish I could give this no stars. The concept itself is flawed. Children absolutely require guidance and thrive under structure. I think it is healthy to encourage creativity, learning, and independent thought, but that is not at all what this book aims to do.
This book does not encourage free thought, instead it encourages a specific way of thinking:
"Build it don't buy it"
"Give stuff away for free"
"Forget about grocery stores and get dirty in your garden"
Then there are things that are just terrible to tell children in general ranging from stupid to dangerous:
"When someone says work, you say why?"
"No baths ever again"
"Go ahead and be stompy"
"Stay up all night"
"Go the wrong way" ---- what?! Go your own way, I can get behind, but purposefully go the wrong way...
The real kicker is the page with all the exclamations, right beside "No Rules!" is "Be Nice!" and "No Bullies." Dear author...these are rules, great rules in fact. Such great examples of rules that they completely destroy the premise of your entire book.
This book does an outrageously poor job of encouraging children to be creative and think for themselves. I cannot fathom why it has such a high rating other than there are a ton of people out there who are delusional enough to think that the mandates in this book somehow promote independence and free thought....they do not.
I actually wish I could give this no stars. The concept itself is flawed. Children absolutely require guidance and thrive under structure. I think it is healthy to encourage creativity, learning, and independent thought, but that is not at all what this book aims to do.