Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty by Maurice Chammah

Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty

Maurice Chammah

368 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction crime history politics true crime emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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A deeply reported, searingly honest portrait of the death penalty in Texas--and what it tells us about crime and punishment in America "Remarkably intimate, fair-minded, and trustworthy reporting on the people arguing over the fate of human life."...

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informative 95%
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reflective 40%
sad 35%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 10%
tense 10%

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fast 10%

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