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4.72 AVERAGE
4.72 AVERAGE
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I can’t believe I never wrote a review for this and it’s taken me a month to actually do it. READ THIS BOOK. This book is IMPORTANT. There is so much information about the criminal justice system, and the death penalty in particular. My views used to be so black and white, but then I served on a jury for a trial where we would have had to decide on the death penalty (it was declared a mistrial about 6 weeks in, so I didn’t get that far). It really opened my eyes to a lot, and reading this confirmed much of what I had learned. I learned even more, and did some light research on a few of the people/cases/trials mentioned in the book so I found it to be very truthful. My views have changed so much in the last few years. I know so much more. And this book makes me want to get out and do something.
I have never been a supporter of the death penalty and am grateful that Bryan Stevenson brings to light the dangers of capital punishment and life imprisonment sentences for minors. He presents some of his own commentary on this but also weaves in stories of real people he has helped and tried to help. Highly recommend.
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Still speechless. What a heartbreaking book, and yet so so so important to read.
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I wish I could give this book 10 stars. Everyone, especially every American, should read this book.
An absolutely essential read that highlights the importance of courageous people stepping up for the marginalized and oppressed. I would encourage anyone who was touched by the film to read this account, as it includes much more of Stevenson's work than the film was able to address.
Lawyer & MacArthur Genius winner Stevenson is a legal hero. He’s freed innocent people from death row, championed racial justice & fought for mentally ill and juvenile prisoners facing life sentences. His call-to-action memoir mostly focuses on a Black man wrongfully convicted of murdering a white woman in 1980s Monroeville, Ala., the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird. As a justice warrior, Stevenson is inspiring. As a character, he’s more admirable than compelling. As a writer, he can be didactic. But he keeps the pages turning & knows when to make you cry—often out of anger.