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Love and hate have been rivals as long as the earth has existed, and this war may persist through generations. Is it possible to curb hate and magnify love? The Banned Book about Love by Scott Hughes is a non-fiction booklet that describes the tag of war between love and hate, through the life of an infamous former Stanford University swimmer, Brock Turner.
Brock Turner is found guilty of 3 felonies of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman and sentenced to 6 months incarceration. This has aroused an outrage on the social media with the claim that Brock deserves a harsher sentence for his inhuman actions. It's from this point that the author puts in writing hard to swallow sentiments, that the booklet gets banned by Amazon in just a few days. The original title "I Love Brock Turner" was a catalyst to misinformed complaints with Hughes appearing to support Brock's violent actions.
This isn't an easy narrative to write or convince people to buy; because it's easy to hate than to love, as the author puts it. Hughes brings another unpopular view in dealing with crimes that get the reader's mind rolling with questions, unable to comprehend the meaning of his words. We live in a world where a criminal of any sort deserves hate. However, this booklet promotes love than hate.
What I liked about the book is that it opened my eyes to a new world. I must admit that it's not easy to love a rapist; especially when the victim is a relative. After reading the book, it's clear we can capitalize on loving the convict more than we hate. The booklet also urges us to divert more resources into preventing and dealing with crimes. The author even goes ahead to quote religion; that we should love our enemies and pray for them. Unfortunately, when enemies provoke us, the first thoughts we have are for hate. My conclusion is that this book's reception depends on the reader's background, past life experiences, and the willingness to change the way we deal with crime and criminals.
I didn't bump into any grammar or spelling errors as I read through; the booklet is also sufficiently edited, making it easy for readers to keep up with the author. This being a sensitive subject, the booklet is not suitable for immature readers. Adults who also find this book vexatious, may also not want to read it. However, any adult that want change will definitely need to read this book. Overall, I rate this booklet 4 out of 4 stars due to the author's excellent work.
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The Banned Book about Love
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