Reviews with content warning for Rape - The Innocent Man: The True Crime Thriller Behind the Hit Netflix Series

Very in-depth look into this case (along with glances into connected or similar cases) and the issues of the legal system. It also emphasizes the importance of the discovery of DNA evidence. Reads allot like a true crime documentary and draws you in frequently. That being said, some of the language is outdated in regards to mental health and race (can't really fault the author too much - it was 2006) and a little too much god talk for my liking. Bottom line, you're a true crime fan this is a must read despite my minor complaints.

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craigger's review against another edition

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challenging sad fast-paced

4.25

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karlybug's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

1.75

i zoned out SO much. i feel like the most telling thing i can say is that i'm not sure i could give you a quick overview of this case after reading the entirety of this book?

i've never read Grisham in my life and now i don't think i ever will. this was so incredibly dry for my taste. maybe it's the unfortunate product of listening to so many of them, but i just kept thinking about how many podcasts could do this story in an absolute fraction of the time. there was so much information i didn't need OR want, but i guess that was because i was hoping for less of a story of this man's life, and more a story of the crime and subsequent arrests & whether or not they actually solved it. (i know it was about this awful thing that happened to this man, but i felt like there was TOO little focus on the actual brutal murder for my taste.)

i didn't check the publishing date until after i finished it, and it makes sense. i kept thinking it was so weird how heavy a focus there was on how much the system was designed to keep innocent men in jail, as if this were groundbreaking information. obviously, having been written literally 17 years ago, it probably was much more unknown then. but there was something about reading all of this about a white man who had quite a few issues of his own (i kept thinking, he's innocent of this crime, but he's certainly not an innocent man) that felt hollow with the understanding of how often this happens to non-white men who've done less and with less to go on. either way, though, anything calling attention to this kind of injustice is important.

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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