Just finished a really good book...

**deconspire** · 10-21-2009, 07:49 AM

I thought it would be fun to start a thread in which we could list books we finished recently and liked. I read so much it seems I go through periods where I don't know what to read, and this thread would surely give me some great suggestions from you guys. If you list it, I will read it.

Anyway, I just finished Soledad Brother, which is a collection of letters from George Jackson while he was in prison. It's a searing indictment against race issues, capitalism, and the prison system. I like books that expose the underbelly of society, especially when they are as beautifully written as this one.

George Jackson was indicted for the robbery of a gas station (armed), and was sentenced to one year to life. (What kind of bunk sentence is that?!) He and two others were charged with killing a white guard in prison. Three days before the trial, George Jackson was shot and killed during an alleged riot in which he was alleged to have a gun. No gun was ever found, and the other two alleged conspirators were acquitted of the guard killing.

**Synamon** · 10-21-2009, 04:09 PM

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10-21-2009, 07:49 AM	#1
deconspire Core Member [187%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,491	I thought it would be fun to start a thread in which we could list books we finished recently and liked. I read so much it seems I go through periods where I don't know what to read, and this thread would surely give me some great suggestions from you guys. If you list it, I will read it. Anyway, I just finished Soledad Brother, which is a collection of letters from George Jackson while he was in prison. It's a searing indictment against race issues, capitalism, and the prison system. I like books that expose the underbelly of society, especially when they are as beautifully written as this one. George Jackson was indicted for the robbery of a gas station (armed), and was sentenced to one year to life. (What kind of bunk sentence is that?!) He and two others were charged with killing a white guard in prison. Three days before the trial, George Jackson was shot and killed during an alleged riot in which he was alleged to have a gun. No gun was ever found, and the other two alleged conspirators were acquitted of the guard killing.
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10-21-2009, 04:09 PM	#2
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