Review by prachidayal - Solitary: A Biography (National Book Award Finalist; Pulitzer Prize Finalist)

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

Long read (15+ hours)
Gets a little dry so it is a difficult read, though there isn’t filler/unnecessary information.
Terrific life lessons, I am in awe. My favorite parts were when he taught Goldie to read
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and the ending when he was finally free.
The legal scenes actually instill anger because the racism and injustice were so overt. It was impressive that he represented himself in a legal suit for his health solely from what he learned from the Black Panthers and reading. Truly forms a solid case for why prisons should rehabilitate rather than punish.

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