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"Let me tell you something, death row is no place for no one. It's a place of pain, loneliness, heartache, tears, troubles, depression, problems, and suffering. But what I never thought would exist is there were brothers on death row that was good peoples who wanted to help us. So I was well loved by a family on death row, too" (232).
Even if you do not give a second thought to those who are incarcerated, you should think about reading this book! The short, original essays, (all anonymous) of nearly 100 men on death row paint a picture of their lives -- beginning as early as from their childhoods and throughout their life spans. Whatever the differences in their backgrounds, all share the fate of living on death row, of watching their friends be put to death, and of waiting for their own execution dates. What comes through these poignant and moving essays is their humanity.
While extremely heartbreaking, these essays allow us a window into a world about which we may have many misconceptions, judgments and assumptions. It is a captivating and necessary read.
Even if you do not give a second thought to those who are incarcerated, you should think about reading this book! The short, original essays, (all anonymous) of nearly 100 men on death row paint a picture of their lives -- beginning as early as from their childhoods and throughout their life spans. Whatever the differences in their backgrounds, all share the fate of living on death row, of watching their friends be put to death, and of waiting for their own execution dates. What comes through these poignant and moving essays is their humanity.
While extremely heartbreaking, these essays allow us a window into a world about which we may have many misconceptions, judgments and assumptions. It is a captivating and necessary read.