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A review by novabird
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
4.0
This behemoth was condensed out of 18,000 pages. At times, it felt that long, yet Mailer somehow enticed the reader to continue reading. Despite a cast of a hundred characters, I found I was more interested in Nicole’s story than that of Gary’s and that is what kept me going to the end. Gary who was above average intellectually was not diabolically evil, regardless he was the more difficult one to have sympathy for.
Nicole, who at times appeared somewhat dim, seemed more morally reprehensible for her indifferent treatment of her children and still I felt more concern for her. I admire Nicole’s courage to allow such an unflattering portrait to be painted of her.
However I also did learn a lot about the American judicial system. Was it worth the time I invested? Sort of. Although, I commend Norman Mailer’s attempt at ‘true fiction.’ I think it best reveals how we impacts each other’s person’s decisions in a myriad of ways and in giving us a kaleidoscope of people interacting we pick up on the idea of the importance of community. A straight up 4
Nicole, who at times appeared somewhat dim, seemed more morally reprehensible for her indifferent treatment of her children and still I felt more concern for her. I admire Nicole’s courage to allow such an unflattering portrait to be painted of her.
However I also did learn a lot about the American judicial system. Was it worth the time I invested? Sort of. Although, I commend Norman Mailer’s attempt at ‘true fiction.’ I think it best reveals how we impacts each other’s person’s decisions in a myriad of ways and in giving us a kaleidoscope of people interacting we pick up on the idea of the importance of community.