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Welp, clearly I was wrong about this.
The cop-worship is still strong.
But the empathy regarding labor, unions, and the plight of the poor, specifically women and people of color, swells throughout the story.
It's high drama. But, it's also sharply political - and the conclusions it draws are perhaps even more leftist than intended.
I'm glad I gave this a chance - it's excellent.
— 14 hours, 50 min ago
The cop-worship is still strong.
But the empathy regarding labor, unions, and the plight of the poor, specifically women and people of color, swells throughout the story.
It's high drama. But, it's also sharply political - and the conclusions it draws are perhaps even more leftist than intended.
I'm glad I gave this a chance - it's excellent.
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Chris
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Perhaps I was wrong.
The juxtaposition of cops brutally crushing strikes, kicking laborers into unconsciousness... and then holding chummy union meetings over beers is just horrifying in its cognitive disconnectedness.
How can you fight for collective bargaining, when you're actively suppressing the rights of every other laborer and occupation?
Fuck. This is tough reading.
— 11 hours, 3 min ago
The juxtaposition of cops brutally crushing strikes, kicking laborers into unconsciousness... and then holding chummy union meetings over beers is just horrifying in its cognitive disconnectedness.
How can you fight for collective bargaining, when you're actively suppressing the rights of every other laborer and occupation?
Fuck. This is tough reading.
Chris
is on page 73 of 704
"Have you ever noticed that when they need us, they talk about duty, but when we need them, they talk about budgets?"
Applied generally, I love the pro-labor, pro-union sentiments.
Pity it's about the police.
— Oct 27, 2026 07:59PM
Applied generally, I love the pro-labor, pro-union sentiments.
Pity it's about the police.
Chris
is on page 42 of 704
I'm not even that into baseball, but I love reading about it... starting with Babe Ruth and an introduction of early 20th century racism is SO attention-grabbing.
This is already terrific.
Buuuuut, this fuckery with the Boston police union... I feel like I'm gonna have a bad time with this. Police unions have never stood with other unions; in fact, they'd busted up strikes repeatedly.
Hm. Ugh. Maybe a DNF soon.
— Oct 22, 2026 07:59PM
This is already terrific.
Buuuuut, this fuckery with the Boston police union... I feel like I'm gonna have a bad time with this. Police unions have never stood with other unions; in fact, they'd busted up strikes repeatedly.
Hm. Ugh. Maybe a DNF soon.
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That's great to hear! I'm contemplating reading the second in this series: Live by Night for the LBC. Not sure yet, though. I've not read him before.
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I've not read much of his before this, but I really enjoyed the film adaptations of Mystic River and Shutter Island. If you do read Live By Night, please let me know if you recommend it, B? Thank you, and hope you enjoy it!