Review by sgirl58 -- The Banned Book about Love

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Review by sgirl58 -- The Banned Book about Love

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[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Banned Book about Love" by Scott Hughes.]
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2 out of 4 stars
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I recently read the booklet by Scott Hughes titled The banned book of Love and scored it with a 2 out of 4. I really had no idea what the topic of this booklet would be about after reading the title. I was afraid that it would be something graphic but it was more of an essay about Brock Turner the alleged rapist.

The booklet was well written and the author specifically described his thought process in thinking and talking about Brock Turner. However you must be warned to read the whole booklet before making any decisions about it. It would be easy to be confused if you only read the beginning where Scott talks about "Loving Brock Turner". It isn't until later on in the booklet that he explains exactly what he means by saying he "loves" Brock and why he says this. This isn't something that he says lightly either I truly believe he stands behind his words. However I have scored the book as 2/4 because of the strong emotions it brought up in me after reading it.

Scott explained that he received many social media tweets, blurbs etc after writing this booklet and I can see why. The topic of rape is a hot topic in our society today and people usually identify with the rape victim not the rapist or alleged rapist. I feel that rape however it is done or attempted is a crime of power and violence not just a poorly executed idea when someone is drunk. I don't feel like I have to be ashamed of my feelings towards Brock or his poorly received sentencing. Having just read an account by Brock's alleged victim yesterday it was difficult to read about Brock and his actions today.

I do agree with the author that many people are wrongly convicted with maximum sentences for non-violent crimes such as possessing a small amount of marijuana or something of a similar nature. However I don't think it justifies the fact that Brock got off with a mild slap on the wrist. To take someone's innocence, sense of safety and self confidence away from them for their entire life in such a manner is not something that should be taken lightly and I completely disagree with the sentencing he received and the statement by the author that we all must love everyone equally no matter what their behaviors are.

I do believe that the media likes to dwell on every and any thing negative that happens and they enable society to feel prejudiced or feel hatred. Current society and the media don't want to hold anyone responsible for their own actions-you raped someone, oh maybe your mother didn't love you enough, you stole something, maybe your brother broke your toy car. Everyone is given an excuse for their deplorable actions and this must stop happening in order for society to not implode upon itself. The only way this can happen is if people start holding themselves responsible for their own actions and for society and the media to stop excusing every horrible with lame excuses.

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