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A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett
4 reviews
jberg216's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Extremely moving. Brittany K Barnett is truly a hero and I admire her so much. This book touched me deeply and I will be donating to the Buried Alive Project to help move her work forward.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
amressing's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
"For most of its history, our country has worked so hard to demonize incarcerated people that we forget that they are our mothers and fathers, daughters and sons. Everyday people, all. Human beings who are not bad people, just made poor choices."
This book is a must-read. Brittany Barnett is incredibly inspiring and her work is amazing. This book had me feeling all of the emotions. Barnett examines the devastating effects the War on Drugs has had on Black people in America and tells the story of how she has worked to fight the injustice faced by people facing life in prison without parole for non-violent, drug-related offenses. I hope that others are also inspired by the amazing work Barnett has dedicated her life to.
This book is a must-read. Brittany Barnett is incredibly inspiring and her work is amazing. This book had me feeling all of the emotions. Barnett examines the devastating effects the War on Drugs has had on Black people in America and tells the story of how she has worked to fight the injustice faced by people facing life in prison without parole for non-violent, drug-related offenses. I hope that others are also inspired by the amazing work Barnett has dedicated her life to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma
emileereadsbooks's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
What a powerful picture this part memoir part commentary book paints of how the War on Drugs in the US has dehumanized the people caught up in the crossfire. Barnett grew up in East Texas and watched her mother fall prey to drugs, becoming an addict and ending up in prison. This changed the trajectory of Barnett's life. She went to school to be a corporate attorney, but her life experience led her to working pro bono for several clients pursuing clemency for life sentences put in place by overly harsh drug sentencing laws.
Barnett not only helps free her clients, but she gives them back their humanity that blanket sentencing guidelines took away from them.
Readers who learned so much from Just Mercy will add to their education by reading this title.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
thereadersays's review against another edition
emotional
informative
medium-paced
5.0
I believe this is a must read book! The book begins with Barnett’s experience with a mother who was addicted to drugs and later incarcerated. Occurring in her early adulthood it helped to fuel her drive to be successful. After going to law school, with hopes of becoming a corporate attorney, Barnett comes across the case of Sharanda Jones and she is brought back to her experience with her mother. Upon reaching out to Sharanda, she sets on a years long journey to free Sharanda from her life sentence, and the journey brings along more than she bargained for. A tale of triumph, defeat, injustice and the fight for freedom, a lesson to those unaware of the unfair justice system and a call to action for those who are.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Racism, and Death of parent