Well, here we are again. WHHS is closed for two days for contact tracing and testing due to a positive case of Covid. I'm on tech support. I had 58 emails already (it was 10 when I started writing this; I opened my laptop at 6).
This was the September Book Club selection. However, with all the crazy going on right now, we've elected to push the meeting to October. This was chosen by Ms. Marcella, and she will moderate.
I have to say I struggled with this. I tend to struggle with non-fiction that does not hold my interest. While the topic is timely (racial social justice), there were A LOT of names, dates, and places. All of them are in the South, and I did not have much as a frame of reference for where things were happening geographically. In addition, some of the first names of the convicted prisoners were the same, which was confusing.
It's not that I didn't like the book. It is important work, and clearly still a reality for Black and Brown communities. I simply struggled with the writing. If I were to recommend it, it would be in excerpts. As this is a memoir in a way, I would say students interested in social justice or appellate law would do well in reading it.
Stay safe out there.
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