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An impactful and emotionally raw depiction of institutional indifference, readers prone to misinterpreting their contributions to reactive rage, and others doubtful of the impact of racism on personal identity will not find an embedded social justice message in this work.

I inhaled this on audio - the perfect book to listen to while I tackle chores and be lazy on a Monday
Violet is in jail for vehicular manslaughter and belongs to a book club, we meet all the book club members, the volunteer running bookclub and learn all their stories while they connect to the books they read

My latest on audio, I have this Monday to myself and a massively long list of To Dos that may or may not get tackled cuz it‘s going to feel like 32° today #lastblastofsummer

There's so many big concepts to discuss in this one; perfect for a book club. Violet is a recently released prisoner struggling with guilt and grief. Harriet is a widowed woman who leads a prison book club. Frank is a widower attempting to move on to a new future. The concept of forgiveness is a big one. Also, I kept thinking about the motherless daughters in the book: Sophie, Kristy, and Violet. Each one struggles with grief in a different way.

4.75⭐
I flew through this story and was genuinely moved by it. Although many readers share my positive reaction, I have noticed that there are quite a few who disliked it. I saw common complaints about disliking the MC, her repetitiveness, and believability issues. I'll admit the MC's thoughts were repetitive, and some story elements strained credibility, but neither bothered me much—I was too invested in the story for it to diminish my enjoyment.

Look what came @TheBookHippie 🍁🍁🍁 I love it so much! I swear I saw a little maple leaf like this recently on social media and thought “oooo I need one” Maple is going to hang out here for a bit and then go sit with my Canada Lit books when I reorganize my book shelves

Although I enjoyed this book quite a lot, the title is misleading. The actual escape is only covered in maybe the last 50 pages or so of the book. The rest of it is a history of Alcatraz with a focus on its use as a prison. What makes this book so interesting as a historical document is that it was written while Alcatraz was still operational.

I couldn‘t imagine going through what she has and Im only a few chapters in 😭 #prison #abuse #false-accusations #suicide

It's hard to think of a better symbol for modern America than a private college with a fixed annual enrollment where the subnormal children of billionaires earn largely honorary degrees before going on to inherit and/or marry into their fortunes, situated across a valley from a prison where the inmate population increases exponentially year over year.

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