User Profile

libertie

libertie@bookwyrm.social

Joined 3 years, 4 months ago

This link opens in a pop-up window

libertie's books

Currently Reading

Rivers Solomon: An Unkindness of Ghosts (Paperback, 2017, Akashic Books) 4 stars

"Aster has little to offer folks in the way of rebuttal when they call her …

A Gripping SciFi With Nuanced Political Themes

5 stars

A gripping work of science fiction that establishes Rivers Solomon as one of my new favorite authors! While the depiction of individual and collective trauma in this novel makes for an emotionally fraught read, I fell in love with the protagonist and their chosen family. Descriptions of this book that boil down to "the Antebellum South but in space" fail to capture the unique world building, strong queer representation and neurodiversity, or nuanced political themes explored.

Maya Schenwar, Victoria Law, Michelle Alexander: Prison by Any Other Name (Hardcover, 2020, The New Press) 5 stars

Essential Reading for Prison Reformers or Abolitionists!

5 stars

When I read "Prison By Any Other Name" last July, I knew that it was one of the most important books of 2020. In fact, if you read only one work of nonfiction this year, please consider this brilliant exploration of "alternatives" to policing and incarceration! It's a meticulously researched exploration of popular reforms that centers the stories of real people to craft a highly readable but utterly devastating critique. Importantly, it also offers transformative, community-based solutions.