something that is even life-changing and your reasoning

What's your reasoning?

This probably gonna be required reading in high schools in some s***hole like Oklahoma, together with the Bible and Jordan Peterson.

asks u to question status quo in favor of more imaginative solutions.
pro-sustainability and a critique of exploitative relationships.
helpful for identifying love and abuse that doubles as sociopolitics 101.

Capital Vol 1

genuinely classic novella, doubt kids got much attention span so something that builds that would be great so stuff like Mice and Men or Benito Cereno

identifying generational trauma and internalized hatred

i hate the giving tree for very personal reasons

im sure theres a version w.o his face inna back

The Autobiography of Malcolm X to teach empathy, courage, and the evilness of racism

Stoner to teach a perspective of time and what it means to live a life

East of Eden to teach overcoming family trauma, morality, and free will

I know some kids in school would HATE reading Stoner lmao

but tbh there were alot of "boring" books that were required reading so it fits

I couldn’t even finish it ngl

that's a good point lol. school makes a lot of kids hate books which is a shame

idk if it's because it's mandatory or the teachers force students to dissect the books and write essays about it, but reading any book on your own is much more rewarding than reading it for school

The dissecting part is so annoying because it's so brutal to comb through each paragraph or page. There has to be a better way to a***yze a book with a class already disengaged with reading.

Watchmen

reading are prisons obsolete rn

candid student led discussion. making fun connections for how the material relates to pop culture / current events that allows them to voice critique and make observations

Got thirty pages left in Song of Solomon

Extremely, extremely overdue but it's my first Toni Morrison novel and I already want to reread it

Can't wait to read this eventually

twin it's so good to see you

i can't recommend bluest eye enough. i have song of solomon on my shelf but still haven't cracked it open yet. how is it so far?

Damn didn't know I've been ghost, thanks for the love

Haven't been on here as much as I want to be because my phone battery is completely cooler but I'm still here daily, just post in a lot of smaller/quieter threads

And please pick up Song of Solomon off of your shelf as soon as you can

I haven't been able to read for the last ten years due to health issues and material strife that's put me in many life threatening situations but I've been trying to change that for the last two years esp since last July when I finally was able to solve my persistent housing issues

But nothing was able to stick

Picked up Song of Solomon last Monday and I couldn't put it down, extremely thankful for this book and for it allowing me to revive my relationship with reading

that’s real af i’m really happy that you’re able to find enough stability in your life to be able to pick up a book…it’s really one of life’s greatest pleasures that is severely taken for granted nowadays.

Thank you so much

Still some major difficulties ahead of me but things are very much looking up right now

Yeah, books have some many incredible, empowering gifts that I wish everyone was reading as much as possible