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3.0 AVERAGE
3.0 AVERAGE
This book is an interesting contrast between the power and beauty of nature, and the power and inhumanity of our criminal punishment system. America has lost its way as a society when we look at how we treat prisoners and criminals - not always the same thing since we routinely incarcerate innocent people (not the author, who regularly admits his guilt). It is a beautiful, meditative work.
There is a dated and uncomfortable chapter on trans women/gay men in prison, and a reference to homosexuality being one of the base behaviors of incarceration. Hopefully the author has updated his views on these issues.
There is a dated and uncomfortable chapter on trans women/gay men in prison, and a reference to homosexuality being one of the base behaviors of incarceration. Hopefully the author has updated his views on these issues.
The U.S. has incredible incarceration rates and as more people are imprisoned it only makes sense our authors and artists will be included. This novel is an awesome, truly modern experience that details the intersections between prison, nature, and one man's own misdirection that led him to leave his family and career behind. This book is honest, introspective, and informative. The desert makes a great setting.