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Book Banning as a Marketing Strategy in Capitalism

I There was a book that was essentially purged from all the markets in society around 2017 in America. If you are familiar with recent history, this is around the time of the rise of the Alt-Right and the Charlottesville protests and riots. The book is known as The Turner Diaries. It was easily available leading up to those moments. You could actually find a copy of the official audiobook for free on youtube. It disappeared shortly afterward. The content makes clear why. The book opens with a far-left government taking control of America. They claim that because laws against murder and rape have a disparate impact against black people, they are racist—and so they abolish them. As a result, crime runs rampant; the book operates on the added assumption that black people are inherently violent in everything they do. This triggers a white nationalist revolution, where the white population seeks liberation, not just from black people, but also from the government, and of course, from the Je...

The Cabin at the End of the World: Book Review

I just finished reading The Cabin at the End of the World. This is a psychological horror novel written by Paul Trembley, and it is notable for its controversial ending. Some part of me thinks that this kind of book is best read with as little context as possible. I sat down to read it knowing only about the controversial ending and a very mild "spoiler" a so-called "friend" mentioned to me. I didn't even read the back of the book description to get the general idea. In the past, this general sentiment has motivated me to skip over the non-spoiler section of my reviews for most mysteries, but I guess if you want to avoid as much context as you can, you can just click off the review. I want wider appeal for some of my reviews, so I will include a spoiler-free section in this review. Video: https://youtu.be/X7WeG1bvzB0 Non-Spoiler The basic premise of Cabin is that a small family of three go on vacation to a cabin in the middle of nowhere in the hopes that they ca...