Kathy Roy

Great characters and problems

Revisado: 02-08-25

Best book I’ve read in a while. The character development was awesome and the book did a marvelous job of encouraging us to think about the complexity and reasons for the stories we tell ourselves.

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Insightful and fun

Revisado: 01-19-25

Great ideas and insights. Very non-partisan and thought provoking. I’m recommending it to everyone in my family.

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Wow…just shocking

Revisado: 06-19-24

I thought the story was told very well and was really quite shocking. I’ve been to Malta and it seemed like any European country. So sorry this happened but this is a good book to get the word out that real change is/was needed. Tragic when people value their profits and power over the lives of others.

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If you’re looking for reasons to give up, read this

Revisado: 01-07-24

Couldn’t finish this book. Too repetitive and dark. Hopefully something happened past where I read that redeemed the investment made in these characters but I couldn’t wait that long. Try “gods little acre” for a bearable story about the dust bowl.

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Wow

Revisado: 09-17-23

Love this story. So many unexpected twists, yet so believable. Great narration - I was worried about so many performers because that usually doesn’t work well, but in this case, it made this really seem like a podcast and a police investigation!

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Good insights

Revisado: 07-25-23

Great insight about changing family roles and the impact on estrangement. Useful coaching for many types of relationships though. Very compassionate author.

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I could not stop listening

Revisado: 05-04-18

Great psychological thriller and detective story, full of interesting plot twists.

I enjoyed the interactions between characters and also their growth. Studies of the lies we tell ourselves in a thought provoking way.

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Thought Provoking and Worth Your Time

Revisado: 04-13-18

Would you listen to Locking Up Our Own again? Why?

I loved Locking Up Our Own for many reasons, but one of the key takeaways was about the unintended consequences of many small steps that can work together to cause a massive force for change. I never realized how many small nuances contributed to the current problem with law enforcement and prisons and the well-intentioned goals of the people who lead us on this path.

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

The process of discovery that you go through when reading this book was largely experienced by the author so you share a feeling with the author where every new idea causes a reaction of: "But I thought...." only to find out there was more to the story. The well researched details convinced me that my views had been overly simplistic.

Which scene was your favorite?

I think the story of the "violent offender" was very touching because everyone hates violent offenders. It is so tempting to say that certain categories of people should endure this or that consequence of their behavior but it is best to look very closely at the details when designing systems. Fundamentally, zero tolerance systems can't allow flexibility and when definitions are broad, that is going to introduce potentially serious injustices into people's everyday lives. They may cause as much injustice as the problems they were designed to prevent - just to a different population.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I wouldn't say I wanted to listen in one sitting, but only because there were things I wanted to think over, digest, and incorporate into my "world view". This book gives you a lot to chew on - about life in general as much as about the main topic of race problems in law enforcement and justice systems in the US.

Any additional comments?

This book is an excellent counterpoint and companion to "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander.

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