A review by lenthegreywitch
Life After Death by Damien Echols

4.0

A touching and heartwrenching account of the epitome of a series of unfortunate events that led to the WM3's plight and Damien's journey through the ADC for essentially two decades. Written and collected as a series of journal entries, letters, and notes, I was impressed at how well the story flowed. Not entirely chronological, but not difficult to follow. Damien narrates in a confidential way, like he's talking to a friend, which makes his retelling all the more painful to hear. Because the book was pulled together through multiple mediums, my only qualm was that, particularly towards the end, there was much repeating of points already established, and I felt that the reiteration did not add anything to the work. That aside, I'm still very, very glad to have listened, heard Damien's story in his own words and in his own voice, and to have learned along with him some life lessons I'm sure to keep with me for years to come.