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eososray's review against another edition
1.0
I do rather feel bad about rating this book so low. I only finished to the end of Chapter 10 and unfortunately the story just has not and did not capture my attention.
I'll call it an experiment that didn't pan out. I do not read non-fiction books about specific people (typically), I like overarching histories of large periods of time or involving many countries or about many generations of a famous family. This story was personal and intimate, a young man trying to find the truth about an uncles murder and it didn't appeal to me.
I'll call it an experiment that didn't pan out. I do not read non-fiction books about specific people (typically), I like overarching histories of large periods of time or involving many countries or about many generations of a famous family. This story was personal and intimate, a young man trying to find the truth about an uncles murder and it didn't appeal to me.
bgg616's review
4.0
This is an excellant account of how the author investigated the murder of his uncle, a Catholic priest in the early 1960's in the Dominican Republic. The author's description of his journey is made vivid with descriptions of the Dominican way of life, landscape, and culture. The author also documents his own fear as he investigated this 40 year old murder. His courage in attempting to get to the bottom of the murder is admirable. It is a very compelling read.
oleester's review
5.0
4.5 stars for the excellent prose, the challenging read and brilliant research.
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