People who were raised in a liberal or far right family and then moved in a progressive direction as you got older, what are some fiction books that you’ve related to?
Catch 22 was a big radicalizing force for me. Others: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, and pretty much everything by Kurt Vonnegut — in particular, Slaughterhouse V, Cat’s Cradle, God Bless Bless You Mr Rosewater, and Jailbird. He’s just such an excellent observer and satirist of America, capitalism, War and all the other flaws of mankind
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“Stone Butch Blues” by Leslie Feinberg helped me come to terms with the fact I won’t really fit into heteronormative society, and that leftist politics are necessary for my long-term survival.
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Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
The MC is raised by a preacher father and she develops her own belief system despite it (Earthseed). I was raised very religious /far right, Earthseed resonates so strongly with me. The book is set in a dystopian future that seems all too realistic these days (book was written in early 90s).
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Catch 22 was a big radicalizing force for me. Others: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, and pretty much everything by Kurt Vonnegut — in particular, Slaughterhouse V, Cat’s Cradle, God Bless Bless You Mr Rosewater, and Jailbird. He’s just such an excellent observer and satirist of America, capitalism, War and all the other flaws of mankind
“Stone Butch Blues” by Leslie Feinberg helped me come to terms with the fact I won’t really fit into heteronormative society, and that leftist politics are necessary for my long-term survival.
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
The MC is raised by a preacher father and she develops her own belief system despite it (Earthseed). I was raised very religious /far right, Earthseed resonates so strongly with me. The book is set in a dystopian future that seems all too realistic these days (book was written in early 90s).