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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
I received a copy of this book for free through a Goodreads First Reads Giveaway.
A story that is at times sad, infuriating, hopeless and redeeming. The work by Grisham to research every aspect of the case of the death of Debbie Carter was clear and obvious. The storytelling was good, not great however.
The real take-away from this book is how easily the innocent are wrongfully convicted. Having done some work with the Innocence Project, I knew quite a bit about it and I applaud Grisham and this book for bringing more attention to the issue. If you are on the fence about reading this book...read it for that aspect alone. I encourage you educate yourself on the topic with further reading.
A story that is at times sad, infuriating, hopeless and redeeming. The work by Grisham to research every aspect of the case of the death of Debbie Carter was clear and obvious. The storytelling was good, not great however.
The real take-away from this book is how easily the innocent are wrongfully convicted. Having done some work with the Innocence Project, I knew quite a bit about it and I applaud Grisham and this book for bringing more attention to the issue. If you are on the fence about reading this book...read it for that aspect alone. I encourage you educate yourself on the topic with further reading.
An interesting departure for John Grisham to turn to nonfiction, but a very welcome one. This story definitely makes one think about ones views on our justice system and the implications for guilty verdicts.
I couldn't finish this book. I got like 80% of the way through, but I felt like there were so many different case files and people that kept being brought into the story, that I lost track of everything. It just didn't interest me enough to finish it.
The authors writing style was so boring and hard to follow. He would switch between using first and last names which made it confusing. Even though this was a non fiction, he had so much potential to make it exciting
dark
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
Very definitely made me question my thoughts on the death penalty. And really reinforced my belief that I never want to live in Oklahoma.
I really wanted to like this book, but it is BORING!!
The main character is basically accused of a murder he did not commit and it destroys his life, but the whole book is a description of him drinking,drugging, and gambling his life away. I feel sorry for him, but I didn't really care after about halfway through.
The main character is basically accused of a murder he did not commit and it destroys his life, but the whole book is a description of him drinking,drugging, and gambling his life away. I feel sorry for him, but I didn't really care after about halfway through.
This is probably one of my favorite John Grisham books. I've read it twice, and plan on reading it again. It starts a little slow, but it's true, and I LOVE it.
I thought this book started out strong, but I couldn't make it through after two attempts. I got bored, I supposed because it is a true story and thus the storytelling aspect seemed to get a little lost. The excruciating details of the legal process got to be a little much for me, except for the fact that the injustice of it all kept angering me. Without the character development present in a fiction story, I finally had to give up. Knowing how it would end didn't give me any reason to keep struggling through. Too bad.
I see injustices in the criminal system everyday, but this book left me with my jaw hanging open. I could not put this book down.