Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

37 reviews

ballew's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

Simply an amazing exploration of the flaws of the American criminal justice system

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, and Rape

Minor: Terminal illness

nicolesbookreviews's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, and Death of parent

madmadmaddymad's review against another edition

challenging inspiring sad slow-paced

5.0

I both loved and hated this book

I don’t think I ever had an opinion about the Death Penalty. My opinion now is that it is incredibly important to abolish. Our justice system is broken and shows favor to the wealthy and guilty over the poor and innocent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Wow! I had seen the movie that was based on this book, so I was pretty sure I would like the book, but I was amazed by how well thought out this book was! Bryan Stevenson presented all the details of each case in a way that was interesting and never boring. He explained things very well and cited his sources. Even though he has every right to be bitter, he isn’t. He gave so many people hope when there was none. I loved this book so much!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

chloes_home_library's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, and Murder

mamaofperfectpayton's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder

brinnet's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Dementia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and War

jnlundy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

Moderate: Ableism, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Dementia, Murder, and Sexual harassment

suchsweetsorrow89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

this is a very interesting read! this was gifted to me by a mentor that has been pushing the pre law agenda on me for a while now. i honestly had no clue what to expect reading this book and i was surprised. left me wondering more about the treatment of women in the criminal justice system (both those on the inside and outside) and more about the connection between the soul/psychology and the impact the criminal justice system (but really america) has on the individual. i don't know if i have ever read a book that has left me as determined to research something as this one. the criminal legal system has always and will always be something that deeply interests me and this book brought light to so many f*cked up things about it that i had never known (but am not surprised by). the only critique i have is that this book speeds through different cases at some point-- cases that are really challenging and hard to read. there are even points where an electrocution takes place and it is described in detail... it's hard to read. i think what's hardest about these scenes is the writing style-- it's almost too clinical, dissociated, and 'lawyer-like' that it was unsettling to read. and unsettling here not in an artistic and metaphoric way but in a 'are you a human or a robot' way (too harsh?). if you are someone who is interested in criminal law or is interested in prisons in america then i would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

zamreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Classism