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Studio Beerenberg infofaf1 — It is Michelle Alexander's experience as a lawyer which makes this such a successful piece. It is not novelty that makes this book so profound, but the authority upon which the argument is made: simple statistics and inarguable facts. In the very beginning, Mrs. Alexander states for whom this book was written: people who have a hard time convincing friends, neighbors and others that there is something oddly familiar with the current order. She has done this perfectly and thus I highly recommend this book to anyone who has a hard time convincing others that the current state of Blackamerica is not due to a mortal/cultural flaw, but instead stems from a perfect storm of institutional control that perhaps was initially well-intended, but at present insist upon maintaining a status quo that has decimated the African-American community and is doing the same to our Latino brothers and sisters. I was both vindicated and saddened in finding evidence from a lawyer in confirmation of my understanding that the United States Supreme Court, particularly the current make-up, has been a friend to the political and economic elite of this country, an enemy to the politically impotent masses and a main obstacle against any meaningful change in society at large. It was both shocking and appauling to see that the chief justices in the land acknowledging the existence of corrosive racism that has become inherent in the criminal "justice" system, while refusing to do anything but maintain the status quo since the only viable solution would be to dismantle the system - something which they deemed impossible. Once we reach that level of protectionism by the very same institution that is supposed to be the ultimate check on executive and legislative authority, what is left but a complete overhaul of the system - dare I say "revolution"? The only criticism I have is that in her initial summary of the chapter contents, she seems to often have simply copied key sentences word for word, which is rather annoying, but minimal (and easily forgotten). Stylistically, it made for a redundancy and the book perhaps would have been better off without any foreshadowing summaries at all (current and future authors take note). It has always been my person theory that most conspiracies are not concocted in smokey backrooms, but simply come into existence when particular interests converge and work towards the same goal in a previously established order. In short, what you have before you is the anatomy of just such a conspiracy and an uncomfortable reality that needs to be first acknowledged before we can ever begin to talk about social, racial and economic justice in the United States in any meaningful way.

Vika Faizullina lucky_devil — good if you want to be a character in a jane austen novel.

Micle First _icle_irst — ** spoiler alert ** Captivating, intriguing and unique true story that reads like an urban legend. A Garden ENCLOSED is a true short story about Marlena McBride, a lady who existed for a short time and then seemed to disappear without a trace, under some very unusual circumstances. Marlena McBride had contact with other people and lived in a quaint home where she tended her beautiful garden. Before purchasing her home she had gone to college, was known by many in her community, had a floral boutique, and even practiced law. Later in her life Marlena had moved back to her home town. The sudden death of her father came only a few short weeks after her mother had passed. McBride never did have a close relationship with her parents, especially her father, although she loved them dearly. Her only remaining family now, her brother, seemed to be her only close connection. One day after an invite from an acquaintance, she decided to attend a dance where she met a man named Michael Engels. Marlena immediately seemed to connect with Michael and they soon became very close friends and even fell in love. A few months later Michael became ill and was admitted to the hospital with heart complications. On her way to see Michael the day he was admitted, Marlena stopped at a diner for a cup of coffee where she had a very strange experience. While there she met a teenage run-away who seemed to be in great distress. After speaking with, and comforting the girl, McBride seemed to lose track of time. When taking notice, it was three hours later. Marlena was on her way to drop the teen off at her home first, then head to the hospital. As Marlena was pulling out of the diner parking lot her car seemed to act strangely. Another vehicle headed in their direction ended up colliding with Marlena. This car belonged to a man who was on his way home, slightly distraught after having just lost his job. Strange things happened during and after this accident. The man who hit Marlena's vehicle reported the incident as two women in a white vehicle pulling out from a white diner parking area onto the road. However, this diner no longer existed as it had burned down some 15 years earlier. I had to go back to re-read this book a second time, as I was somewhat confused. It seemed Marlena's body was never found, however, two bodies were found at the scene of the accident. Although the woman resembled Marlena, her brother failed to identify her as his sister, due to a birthmark Marlena had behind her ear which this body did not. Also the blood type of this dead body was not a match to Marlena's. What is even stranger is that Michael, the love of her life, died in the hospital at the same exact time as Marlena's accident. Posthumous memorial services were held for the body thought to be of Marlena and the gravestone was marked unknown, died 2010. Strangely at that same cemetery there is another gravestone with the very same name, Marlena McBride. However the gravestone reads Marlena McBride born and died December 1952. Was Marlena from another dimension? Was she an angel? To this day no one knows what happened to this lady. This is the strangest story I have ever come across. I found this story very interesting and intriguing, yet it left me in limbo. If the author Cluke, had only shared a little more detail about the other witness, about what happened after the accident, or even what happened to Marlena's home after her death, it would have given more credibility to the story. Maybe this was done by Cluke on purpose, maybe not. If not, my only hope is that he may dig a little deeper into this story and write another book with new and more details.

Margarita Lapitskaya ratatosk_m — This book was assigned to me in school. It is probably one of the best books I have ever "had to" read for school. In fact I was in Pakistan during the summer while I was reading it. I left is on the coffee table and my aunt and my younger brother (who must have been about 10 or so at the time) also started reading it. We all loved it. It is just very well-written and suspenseful. I do not remember the entire plot correctly but I believe it takes place in the 20s or 30s... or was it the 50s... in Chicago. It's about a black struggling to get by in an extremely racist society and he is then accused of killing a white woman and goes on the run from the cops. This is one of those books which I only wish I hadn't read so long ago so I could remember the details, but what I definitely do remember is that it was one of the best.

Gözde Mercan _ozimer — I loved it!!!

Valerie Zuber valeriemaila — I liked this better than the first one, despite the fact it took me several days to read this. I kept picking it up and then found I really wasn't in the mood for it. I am intrigued about Sebastian and wondering where the next book is going to take this plot.