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This fictionalized account of the Juvenile Detention Center for Boys will take your breath away - and not in a good way. Are we even surprised at the depth of human cruelty? Sadly, no. I’d like to believe that we have moved beyond this. But look at the children we keep in cages on our southern borders. Sadism and vile cruelty are not just our past. They are our present and likely our future. The worst of human nature. Thanks to Colson Whitehead for shining a light on this darkness. T ...more
This fictionalized account of the Juvenile Detention Center for Boys will take your breath away - and not in a good way. Are we even surprised at the depth of human cruelty? Sadly, no. I’d like to believe that we have moved beyond this. But look at the children we keep in cages on our southern borders. Sadism and vile cruelty are not just our past. They are our present and likely our future. The worst of human nature. Thanks to Colson Whitehead for shining a light on this darkness. T ...more
HOLY CRAP. That ending, though.
Masterful writing. Each sentence demands attention.
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