Explore my journey through incarceration with a unique collection of daily journals and in-depth book reports. Each entry offers a raw, personal perspective, transforming moments of confinement into reflections of growth and resilience.
Lord of the Flies is a young adult book I read in middle school, yet it remains a classic and a stark story, which is why I included it on my list. Turns out, 30 years later, I still appreciate it. The book was published in 1954, at the height of the Cold War, which...
JonJonathan Livingston Seagull is a very short read. The version I had included beautiful photography of seagulls, which took up at least half of the 127 pages. I read the whole thing in less than an hour. Jonathan is a seagull who just wants to learn to fly better....
Chat GPT recommended this book as part of my philosophy section. Frank tries to explain some Nietzschean teachings in it. I was excited for this book since I liked the Beyond Good and Evil book I just read by Nietzsche. Sadly, I was disappointed. I did some background...
I found this book in the library. To be honest, I was in the middle of reading Around the World in 80 Days when I realized if I waited a few days to finish it, I could finish on my 80th day in prison, coinciding with the timeline in the book. So, I went to the library...
As I continue my journey into philosophy, I had to include some Nietzsche. I've heard his name referenced a lot when discussing philosophy, so I started with Beyond Good and Evil because it was recommended by AI. A little background: Nietzsche was born in 1844 and...
"Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma" is the subtitle of the book, and it accurately describes its contents. When the outgoing yoga instructor left, he gave me a bunch of his belongings, including a few books, mainly dealing with yoga and running. This one...
Fahrenheit 451 is a book I've heard a lot about and is frequently referenced in popular culture. I heard it was banned in schools for a while, though I'm not sure if that's true. Either way, I was very excited to read it. This book was sent to me by a friend/fellow...
Can't Hurt Me is an autobiography by David Goggins. He is known as the "fittest man in America." ChatGPT recommended this book to help me with my discipline. He begins his story by recounting his childhood with an abusive father. His father would regularly beat his...
Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet born in 1265. The Inferno is an epic poem written in 1310. It tells the story of Dante himself being taken on a guided tour of Hell in the year 1300. The Inferno is the first part of a trilogy; the other two are The Purgatorio...
Ghost in the Wires has been on my book list for a while, and it was recommended by a fellow inmate. He was right; this book was awesome. It's a sort of autobiography, but told in a narrative form. Kevin Mitnick was once known as the world's most notorious hacker and...