Review by Camogirl217 -- The Banned Book about Love
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Review by Camogirl217 -- The Banned Book about Love
[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Banned Book about Love" by Scott Hughes.]
2 out of 4 stars
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The Banned Book About Love by Scott Hughes was originally named I Love Brock Turner, which quickly resulted in the book being banned from Amazon. Now published through OnlineBookClub, Mr. Hughes hopes to raise awareness and donations for sexual assault victims. He also claimed to have made a donation to RAINN, "the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization".
To be begin, I would hesitate to call this a "book". With less than twenty pages and no real chapters, I would personally categorize this as an essay or article. It took about ten minutes for me to read.
The Banned Book About Love centers around the idea that society today uses scapegoats such as Brock Turner to spread their hatred. Mr. Hughes suggests that people should instead turn that hatred into something productive. If you're truly outraged about sexual violence, then do something about it: make donations, create a movement, teach proper behavior, etc. Hatred, he says, serves no purpose other than slowing down progress.
The aspect of this essay that aroused so much criticism and anger was Mr. Hughes stating that he loves rapists, murderers, child molesters, and all other categories of sexual deviant. He defends himself by saying he does not condone their behavior in the slightest, but doesn't believe they should be harmed. Every human life is precious and therefore deserves to be loved, regardless of whether they are the attacker or the victim. He continues by stating that every mentally healthy person shares his views; only true psychopaths lack the empathy needed to love. The fact that I, as the reader, read this entire essay is because I agree with him and I also love sexual deviants.
This is the point where I completely lost interest. I don't like people telling me what I should or should not believe. While I respect his opinion, I do not agree. I am not a psychopath just because I don't harbor any love for rapists or murderers. He states that, "Hateful, angry, sadistic people are terrible investments of time, money, friendship, or anything. They are awful business-people. They are lazy and foolish. They throw away any investments to cut off their nose to spite their face. They are destroyers, not creators.". This statement, to me, is hypocritical of Mr. Hughes. He's trying to spread his view that everyone deserves to be loved, but then insults anyone who disagrees. This is not how I would imagine a loving person.
While this essay is written well, despite some verbose sentencing and the occasional confusing wording, I must give it 2 out of 4 stars. I can understand why it was banned, for Mr. Hughes uses a confrontational tone in his writing and defeats his own purpose by being insulting. He may have good intentions, but he needs to rethink his "shock factor" writing.
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2 out of 4 stars
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The Banned Book About Love by Scott Hughes was originally named I Love Brock Turner, which quickly resulted in the book being banned from Amazon. Now published through OnlineBookClub, Mr. Hughes hopes to raise awareness and donations for sexual assault victims. He also claimed to have made a donation to RAINN, "the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization".
To be begin, I would hesitate to call this a "book". With less than twenty pages and no real chapters, I would personally categorize this as an essay or article. It took about ten minutes for me to read.
The Banned Book About Love centers around the idea that society today uses scapegoats such as Brock Turner to spread their hatred. Mr. Hughes suggests that people should instead turn that hatred into something productive. If you're truly outraged about sexual violence, then do something about it: make donations, create a movement, teach proper behavior, etc. Hatred, he says, serves no purpose other than slowing down progress.
The aspect of this essay that aroused so much criticism and anger was Mr. Hughes stating that he loves rapists, murderers, child molesters, and all other categories of sexual deviant. He defends himself by saying he does not condone their behavior in the slightest, but doesn't believe they should be harmed. Every human life is precious and therefore deserves to be loved, regardless of whether they are the attacker or the victim. He continues by stating that every mentally healthy person shares his views; only true psychopaths lack the empathy needed to love. The fact that I, as the reader, read this entire essay is because I agree with him and I also love sexual deviants.
This is the point where I completely lost interest. I don't like people telling me what I should or should not believe. While I respect his opinion, I do not agree. I am not a psychopath just because I don't harbor any love for rapists or murderers. He states that, "Hateful, angry, sadistic people are terrible investments of time, money, friendship, or anything. They are awful business-people. They are lazy and foolish. They throw away any investments to cut off their nose to spite their face. They are destroyers, not creators.". This statement, to me, is hypocritical of Mr. Hughes. He's trying to spread his view that everyone deserves to be loved, but then insults anyone who disagrees. This is not how I would imagine a loving person.
While this essay is written well, despite some verbose sentencing and the occasional confusing wording, I must give it 2 out of 4 stars. I can understand why it was banned, for Mr. Hughes uses a confrontational tone in his writing and defeats his own purpose by being insulting. He may have good intentions, but he needs to rethink his "shock factor" writing.
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