John
@j-m-moore.bsky.social
Abolitionist, writer, researcher, activist.
Website: jmmoore.org
Email: post@jmmoore.org
Website: jmmoore.org
Email: post@jmmoore.org
4pm Wednesday 26th November, I am presenting at a BSC Historical Criminology seminar on the origins of penal excess. Is it something the British learnt in its empire or something the English had developed before empire?
Online - to register and get the zoom link:
www.trybooking.com/uk/events/93...
Online - to register and get the zoom link:
www.trybooking.com/uk/events/93...
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
4pm Wednesday 26th November, I am presenting at a BSC Historical Criminology seminar on the origins of penal excess. Is it something the British learnt in its empire or something the English had developed before empire?
Online - to register and get the zoom link:
www.trybooking.com/uk/events/93...
Online - to register and get the zoom link:
www.trybooking.com/uk/events/93...
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Fiction at its best. 670 pages working together. A joy to read. Glad I saved this till last in my reading of the Booker short list. Definitely my favourite
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Fiction at its best. 670 pages working together. A joy to read. Glad I saved this till last in my reading of the Booker short list. Definitely my favourite
❤️ ❤️ ❤️
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fiction at its best. 670 pages working together. A joy to read. Glad I saved this till last in my reading of the Booker short list. Definitely my favourite
❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Fiction at its best. 670 pages working together. A joy to read. Glad I saved this till last in my reading of the Booker short list. Definitely my favourite
❤️ ❤️ ❤️
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Snails, sex/marriage tourism, extinction, collapsing 4th wall, Ukraine, Russian invasion, and a resolute grandfather.
Worth a read but don’t be too disappointed at the ending (or lack of).
Snails, sex/marriage tourism, extinction, collapsing 4th wall, Ukraine, Russian invasion, and a resolute grandfather.
Worth a read but don’t be too disappointed at the ending (or lack of).
October 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Snails, sex/marriage tourism, extinction, collapsing 4th wall, Ukraine, Russian invasion, and a resolute grandfather.
Worth a read but don’t be too disappointed at the ending (or lack of).
Snails, sex/marriage tourism, extinction, collapsing 4th wall, Ukraine, Russian invasion, and a resolute grandfather.
Worth a read but don’t be too disappointed at the ending (or lack of).
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1960s West Country captured perfectly. Snow, marriage, class and pregnancy. Good story and enjoyable read.
Recommend.
1960s West Country captured perfectly. Snow, marriage, class and pregnancy. Good story and enjoyable read.
Recommend.
October 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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1960s West Country captured perfectly. Snow, marriage, class and pregnancy. Good story and enjoyable read.
Recommend.
1960s West Country captured perfectly. Snow, marriage, class and pregnancy. Good story and enjoyable read.
Recommend.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Set in Japan, USA & Korea, a massively ambitious saga that tells the tale of a family but also manages to cover some bigger issues. An old fashioned novel (in a good way)
This is the ninth of the Booker long list I have read and the best so far.
Set in Japan, USA & Korea, a massively ambitious saga that tells the tale of a family but also manages to cover some bigger issues. An old fashioned novel (in a good way)
This is the ninth of the Booker long list I have read and the best so far.
October 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Set in Japan, USA & Korea, a massively ambitious saga that tells the tale of a family but also manages to cover some bigger issues. An old fashioned novel (in a good way)
This is the ninth of the Booker long list I have read and the best so far.
Set in Japan, USA & Korea, a massively ambitious saga that tells the tale of a family but also manages to cover some bigger issues. An old fashioned novel (in a good way)
This is the ninth of the Booker long list I have read and the best so far.
Trinca, seven years ago. The very best dog, companion, gentle and completely trusting.
October 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Trinca, seven years ago. The very best dog, companion, gentle and completely trusting.
Sadly, requires a log in. Is there a link for outside academia?
October 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Sadly, requires a log in. Is there a link for outside academia?
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The story of one man’s life, rags to riches attained in a quite detached and passive way. Plot has holes. But somehow it draws you in and becomes engrossing. Weirdly enjoyable.
The story of one man’s life, rags to riches attained in a quite detached and passive way. Plot has holes. But somehow it draws you in and becomes engrossing. Weirdly enjoyable.
October 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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The story of one man’s life, rags to riches attained in a quite detached and passive way. Plot has holes. But somehow it draws you in and becomes engrossing. Weirdly enjoyable.
The story of one man’s life, rags to riches attained in a quite detached and passive way. Plot has holes. But somehow it draws you in and becomes engrossing. Weirdly enjoyable.
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The nightmare future which has already arrived. Love a novel with footnotes.
Strong recommendation
The nightmare future which has already arrived. Love a novel with footnotes.
Strong recommendation
September 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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The nightmare future which has already arrived. Love a novel with footnotes.
Strong recommendation
The nightmare future which has already arrived. Love a novel with footnotes.
Strong recommendation
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Man goes on road trip to escape very ordinary marriage and tries to find himself, but there is not a lot there. Another uninspiring Booker long list read. But not the worse.
Man goes on road trip to escape very ordinary marriage and tries to find himself, but there is not a lot there. Another uninspiring Booker long list read. But not the worse.
September 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Man goes on road trip to escape very ordinary marriage and tries to find himself, but there is not a lot there. Another uninspiring Booker long list read. But not the worse.
Man goes on road trip to escape very ordinary marriage and tries to find himself, but there is not a lot there. Another uninspiring Booker long list read. But not the worse.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
The best of the Booker long list so far. Beautifully written story, definite recommend 💕
The best of the Booker long list so far. Beautifully written story, definite recommend 💕
September 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
The best of the Booker long list so far. Beautifully written story, definite recommend 💕
The best of the Booker long list so far. Beautifully written story, definite recommend 💕
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DNF
I tried but gave up.
DNF
I tried but gave up.
September 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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DNF
I tried but gave up.
DNF
I tried but gave up.
Nice work by someone at The Metro. ❤️🙏😁
September 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Nice work by someone at The Metro. ❤️🙏😁
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OMG 🤯 what a book. Utterly gripping. The best sex descriptions, achieved by a relentless focus on desire.
A must read 💕💕
OMG 🤯 what a book. Utterly gripping. The best sex descriptions, achieved by a relentless focus on desire.
A must read 💕💕
September 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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OMG 🤯 what a book. Utterly gripping. The best sex descriptions, achieved by a relentless focus on desire.
A must read 💕💕
OMG 🤯 what a book. Utterly gripping. The best sex descriptions, achieved by a relentless focus on desire.
A must read 💕💕
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Blown away by brilliant historical writing. A really emotional read. (2 of my great aunts were “placed” in institutions) Finished the book on the plane so my tears were public tears.
Strong recommendation 💕🙏💕🙏
Blown away by brilliant historical writing. A really emotional read. (2 of my great aunts were “placed” in institutions) Finished the book on the plane so my tears were public tears.
Strong recommendation 💕🙏💕🙏
August 31, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Blown away by brilliant historical writing. A really emotional read. (2 of my great aunts were “placed” in institutions) Finished the book on the plane so my tears were public tears.
Strong recommendation 💕🙏💕🙏
Blown away by brilliant historical writing. A really emotional read. (2 of my great aunts were “placed” in institutions) Finished the book on the plane so my tears were public tears.
Strong recommendation 💕🙏💕🙏
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Brilliant writing, queer coming of age storyline set in south Malaysia.
Definitely worth a read.
Brilliant writing, queer coming of age storyline set in south Malaysia.
Definitely worth a read.
August 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Brilliant writing, queer coming of age storyline set in south Malaysia.
Definitely worth a read.
Brilliant writing, queer coming of age storyline set in south Malaysia.
Definitely worth a read.
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Very dated, both because the court system has changed and because of Pat’s orthodox Marxist critique.
Nevertheless very good.
Is there anything half as good on Magistrates published since?
Very dated, both because the court system has changed and because of Pat’s orthodox Marxist critique.
Nevertheless very good.
Is there anything half as good on Magistrates published since?
August 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Very dated, both because the court system has changed and because of Pat’s orthodox Marxist critique.
Nevertheless very good.
Is there anything half as good on Magistrates published since?
Very dated, both because the court system has changed and because of Pat’s orthodox Marxist critique.
Nevertheless very good.
Is there anything half as good on Magistrates published since?
A message from the early 80s. The struggles continue!
August 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A message from the early 80s. The struggles continue!
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A forensic analysis of British state’s shoot2kill policy in Northern Ireland, how Stalker’s investigation was obstructed, & then discredited by attempts to criminalise his friend & how the assassinations were outsourced to paramilitaries. Comprehensive & persuasive 🙏 🙏@paddyzemia.bsky.social
A forensic analysis of British state’s shoot2kill policy in Northern Ireland, how Stalker’s investigation was obstructed, & then discredited by attempts to criminalise his friend & how the assassinations were outsourced to paramilitaries. Comprehensive & persuasive 🙏 🙏@paddyzemia.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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A forensic analysis of British state’s shoot2kill policy in Northern Ireland, how Stalker’s investigation was obstructed, & then discredited by attempts to criminalise his friend & how the assassinations were outsourced to paramilitaries. Comprehensive & persuasive 🙏 🙏@paddyzemia.bsky.social
A forensic analysis of British state’s shoot2kill policy in Northern Ireland, how Stalker’s investigation was obstructed, & then discredited by attempts to criminalise his friend & how the assassinations were outsourced to paramilitaries. Comprehensive & persuasive 🙏 🙏@paddyzemia.bsky.social
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Media, power, race/class great topics but superficial analysis, undeveloped plot and rushed writing.
Media, power, race/class great topics but superficial analysis, undeveloped plot and rushed writing.
August 17, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Media, power, race/class great topics but superficial analysis, undeveloped plot and rushed writing.
Media, power, race/class great topics but superficial analysis, undeveloped plot and rushed writing.
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OK
But at the end of the day it’s good writing saying nothing particularly important.
OK
But at the end of the day it’s good writing saying nothing particularly important.
August 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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OK
But at the end of the day it’s good writing saying nothing particularly important.
OK
But at the end of the day it’s good writing saying nothing particularly important.
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What a book. Exquisite writing, a brilliant story and a joy to read.
I will miss Dave!
What a book. Exquisite writing, a brilliant story and a joy to read.
I will miss Dave!
August 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
What a book. Exquisite writing, a brilliant story and a joy to read.
I will miss Dave!
What a book. Exquisite writing, a brilliant story and a joy to read.
I will miss Dave!