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The Innocent Man: The True Crime Thriller Behind the Hit Netflix Series by John Grisham

5 reviews

carlytenille's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

loriley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

corriejn's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.25

I don't actually think I've read anything else by John Grisham, so can't compare style/voice/etc. to his novels; this one is a nonfiction true-crime/criminal justice system story. It's pretty straightforward and dry, nothing remarkable about the structure or how the events are conveyed. 

At times I found it a tad hard to keep straight who all was who (as it's mainly about one accused murderer, but also features a second main story of another person accused of a crime-- or... two other people? I legitimately never got it all fully sorted) plus just a lot of additional people (relatives, friends, lawyers, witnesses, others incarcerated with them, etc.) to keep track of. I got the sense that folks with the Innocence Project were actually fairly influential in these cases, but they were mentioned fairly in passing.

In short, it's not the greatest writing/storytelling; if you're interested in reading about miscarriages of justice or work to exonerate wrongly-convicted folks, I'm confident there exists more compelling coverage of those topics.

I was also not a fan of the amount of really ableist language the author used in regards to mental illness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Confinement, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Cancer and Excrement

bashirley24's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

1.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

lorraine19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Excrement

Injustice, false conviction, manipulation