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Un.Be.Lievable.

Imbeciles by Adam Cohen

February 10, 2020 by octothorp 2 Comments

This is one of those books like The Handmaid’s Tale that you probably shouldn’t read while angry. Because DAMN, I’m just gonna lead with the horror – Buck v. Bell HASN’T BEEN STRUCK DOWN. This book follows the eugenics-led case to sterilize Carrie Bell because, in the words of presiding Supreme Court Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes “three generations of imbeciles are enough.”  Except. Except. Except, you guys. She wasn’t. Her daughter wasn’t. Her mother wasn’t. She was inconvenient to her adoptive parents because she fell […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Adam Cohen, injustice, oliver wendell holmes, rage, what the hell

octothorp's CBR12 Review No:19 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Adam Cohen, injustice, oliver wendell holmes, rage, what the hell ·
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