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A review by rayo
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What an amazing book!!! This has to be the most thought provoking book I’ve ever read.
We see how the system failed our main character, not that it’s and excuse for his behavior but it causes you to feel sympathy for him and really understand his story. None of what he did is justifiable but I was able to feel sorry for him and acknowledge the fact that he was a depraved human being, who did wrong things, he sought for help but he wasn’t given any.
The last chapter made me cry honestly because I couldn’t bear it, the what could have been, the only if, the unfolding of the impossible. Oh goodness😭
We see how the system failed our main character, not that it’s and excuse for his behavior but it causes you to feel sympathy for him and really understand his story. None of what he did is justifiable but I was able to feel sorry for him and acknowledge the fact that he was a depraved human being, who did wrong things, he sought for help but he wasn’t given any.
The last chapter made me cry honestly because I couldn’t bear it, the what could have been, the only if, the unfolding of the impossible. Oh goodness😭
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, and Suicide