Shane Bauer – Cannonball Read 17

Let’s Just Abolish the Prison System

American Prison by Shane Bauer

February 12, 2020 by Pheagan Leave a Comment

I’m combining Cannonball Read with another reading challenge, and have decided on this book as my true crime read. I want to address the fact that I chose this as my true crime pick. While technically it is a true book about criminals, it’s not what we think about when we think of true crime. I am familiar with true crime: I used to watch Most Wanted, I’ve seen many serial killer documentaries, and I regularly listen to My Favorite Murder. True crime tends to […]

I’m horrible

American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer

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December 30, 2019 by ingres77 Leave a Comment

I’ve been bad the last couple months. I finished all these books by early October, and have probably started a dozen books since then without finishing anything. And I’ve been reading Brandon Sanderson’s Misborn for about three months. I’m liking it, but I just can’t finish it for whatever reason. This hasn’t been a good Cannonball for me. But, much like my first Cannonball in 2015, I have the birth of a child to blame. Anyway, I’ll still try and review these books the best […]

It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.

American Prison by Shane Bauer

December 1, 2019 by Sophia Leave a Comment

Like many of the books I read this year, I found American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey Into the Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer on NPR’s Best Books of 2018 list. I love NPR’s list. There are so many books and genres to choose from, and most of them have been very interesting and readable. I’m eagerly awaiting their 2019 list, but I haven’t seen it yet. I really hope they haven’t discontinued it. In addition, American Prison was one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2018. Shane Bauer is […]

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