Kassandra L Moore-Young Goodman Brown
Title: Young Goodman BrownAuthor: Nathaniel Hawthorne Why I Read This Book:I’ve wanted to read one of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s works since I performed professionally as an adult in The Crucible and visited Hawthorne’s house in Salem along with his grandfather, Judge Hawthorne’s, grave. As my first story by Hawthorne, I really enjoyed it because of the […]
Kassandra L Moore-Dracula
Title: DraculaAuthor: Bram StokerGenre: Horror Why I Read This Book:I’ve watched old black and white horror movies since I was in a playpen. Ones with Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff (sp?), and Lon Chaney (sp?) movies became my favorites before I was in kindergarten and I was the only child or teenager in my age group […]
Kassandra L Moore-12 Rules for Life
Title: 12 Rules for LifeAuthor: Jordan B. PetersonGenre: Self-betterment/Nonfiction Why I Read This Book:A friend in my dorm brought me this book and said it changed her life, and she wanted me to read it too. What I Learned:In chapter 1, like in every chapter, Peterson pulls from many stories and concepts to inspire us […]
Jerrold Maurer-Book Report #9-Man’s Search for Meaning
May 29, 2025165 pagesMan’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankel Why did I choose to read this book?I chose to read this book because it was highly recommended by multiple friends including a fellow camper at Otisville. I was very intrigued to learn first how someone survived being a prisoner at the Concentration Camp in […]
Kayla Parish-The Untethered Soul
Report: This book is about growing your inner peace by becoming aware of your mind and the problems it causes itself. I chose this book because I’ve struggled mentally my whole life. I often go through sporadic depression and feel brought down by my thoughts. I hoped by reading this book that I would be […]
Kirby Perrault-The Road Less Traveled
Book Report: The Road Less Traveled – A new psychology of love, traditional values and spiritual growth by Scott Peck, MD Scott Peck is a psychiatrist who writes a very philosophical and intellectual book on life, love, values and spiritual growth based around his own life experiences and those of his patients and their mental/life […]
Jerrold Maurer-Book Report #8-Open
May 18, 2025395 PagesOPEN, An Autobiography by Andre Agassi #1I chose to read “Open” by Andre Agassi because I’ve been a lifelong tennis fan and have admired watching Agassi’s entire career unfold for the last 40 years. This book was also recommended by a friend and was touted as one of best sports autobiographies of […]
Brian Woodworth-2 Chairs
2 Chairs By Bob Beaudine Written in 2016 This book sat at the bottom of my commissary bag for months after another inmate in Harris County Jail read it and said I should too. The first 7 pages is praises of the book from a wide range of individuals. The cover says its “The secret […]
Scott Roethle-Knowing God
September, 2024, MCC Chicago prison Reading Knowing God (prison, purpose, and being fathered by the truth) Knowing God by J.I. Packer isn’t a light read. It’s thick, dense, full of theology and weighty truth. Honestly, if I had picked it up during a different season of life, I might have skimmed it or given up […]
Scott Roethle-The Four Agreements
September, 2024, MCC Chicago prison Learning to Live Different — The Four Agreements(reading truth behind bars) I read The Four Agreements while I was locked up. It was one of those books that somehow ended up in my hands at the exact right time. Simple, practical, life-altering truth. And it was short! The book lays […]
