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Death Row Chaplain: Unbelievable True Stories from America's Most Notorious Prison by Earl A. Smith
jayoder16's review
3.0
The story itself is one full of hope and redemption in broken lives and hearts.
However, I gave it three stars because:
-I was imagining more in depth stories about conversations and experiences the author had. He shared some of his own story, certainly, and I know there were probably things he couldn't say, but it still was not quite what I expected.
-The writing style of the author was easy to understand but also felt a bit redundant at times.
These are more personal preferences than anything and again, I don't want to take away from the reality of the beauty and pain in the story as well. The story gets 5 stars. The book conveying it gets 3.
However, I gave it three stars because:
-I was imagining more in depth stories about conversations and experiences the author had. He shared some of his own story, certainly, and I know there were probably things he couldn't say, but it still was not quite what I expected.
-The writing style of the author was easy to understand but also felt a bit redundant at times.
These are more personal preferences than anything and again, I don't want to take away from the reality of the beauty and pain in the story as well. The story gets 5 stars. The book conveying it gets 3.
juliabragg's review
4.0
I really loved this book. This book changed my views on the death penalty. The book humanized the inmates and truly made you see that "you are not your sin [crime]".
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