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I've been around prison abolitionists, and researched a little into prison abolition prior to reading, but this book still greatly improved my understanding of the topic. It's clear that the modern prison abolition movement is built around the tenets that Davis lists here, and you've probably picked up on some of them through osmosis, but I guarantee there's still stuff in here for you.

Sometimes you read a book that turns out to just be a series of call-out posts about your life. Sometimes you watch the main character struggle through life in her self-destructive patterns and you think "god that's me". Sometimes you have to put down a book for a moment to google "Am I dissociating?" "What is dissociation like" "How to tell when you're dissociating"

Seriously I fucking loved this book though. It described feelings about myself and life and sitting on a bicycle in the middle of the city at night not quite sure where you're going that I've never seen described before, and it was just an incredible read.

This is a short little read, but definitely fun! The characters are fun, the settings are, of course, interesting, and it's got gender!

That said, the promised anti-capitalism of the book comes off as a little capitalist-realismy, and the gender stuff is a little superficial (although some people like that!). Personally, I didn't deeply connect with the character's relationship or personal arcs either.

That said, I don't regret reading it. Because it's so short, it works super well as a great little pocket-sized adventure that's still fun and good to read!

When I started to read this book, I didn't really relate to any of the characters. Actually, I kinda hated a lot of them. By the time I was half way through, though, I was practically sobbing about their silly relationships. This book does an incredible job exploring the intricacies of motherhood, race, gender, and the intersection of all of these things through its flawed but lovable cast.

It'll fuck you up along the way though <3