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Paulo Freire: Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paperback, 2000, Continuum) 4 stars

First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in …

Path to liberation

5 stars

So much on my mind after reading this wonderful book. I am currently going through many great changed in my life. I'm a month sober, I'm working out again. I completely lost myself. However, I'm slowly finding myself again. I always knew I was (or am) a being. I was trapped in oppression (still am) but now I know a lot more than before. I vow to stay a humanist and not become an oppressor. I vow to become a revolutionary leader, not a reactionary one. I cannot impose my ideas on people for my own purposes, they (the people) must think for themselves. But I can certainly help by learning with them and showing love. Thank you, Paulo Freire. I hope your spirit can hear my gratitude. You have changed my life.

The book is separated in four chapters that all cover really great topics. I don't really read this type of literature and it took me less than a month to read and understand it! A lot of the information provided is stuff I have always felt inside so it made it easier to understand most of it. There's really good bibliography and now I will read other books that were mentioned. I recommend this to anyone who is on a path of liberation.