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The Mercy Seat by Elizabeth H. Winthrop

litteraturkvalster's review against another edition

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5.0

Det är en tragisk historia, en fängslande sådan. Och totalt hjärtskärande. Jag håller andan genom de korta kapitlen, upplever ilska och uppgivenhet. Och sorg över människan. Man kan inte undgå jämförelse med Harper Lee och Toni Morrisons författarskap. Den här boken kommer följa med mig länge.

Läs hela recensionen här https://litteraturkvalster.wordpress.com/2020/01/08/nadastolen-av-elizabeth-winthrop/

patsaintsfan's review

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4.0

Wow! What a novel! It's an intense ride, full of emotions, and anxious waiting! For a Small book, told in one day, it's powerful. What a DAY!

wnordlund's review against another edition

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3.0

Lite för många sidospår men den hade ett bra flyt, var liksom härligt suggestiv och Amandas Svenssons översättning var ju bara strålande

patricijatilv's review against another edition

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4.0

"Tai, kad elektros kėdė atrodo kaip kėdė, Leinui kelia nerimą."

Puiki, atmosferiška, lipni. Per smulkmenas, kaleidoskopiškai, įsukanti į svetimus gyvenimus taip, kad iš pradžių sunku susigaudyti, bet tai ir atima žadą: mes čia be pasiruošimo, be įspėjimo, lyg įžengus į svetimus namus, kur visi kažkodėl priima kaip savą.

Atmosfera, karštis, pyktis, neteisybė - viskas labai susišaukė su "Žaliąja mylia", gal net "Nežudyk strazdo giesmininko". Akimirką galvojau, kad bus pojūčiai kaip per "Paskutines apeigas", bet čia visai skirtingos operos, tik kad skausmas toks pat. Ir viskas be patoso, lengva ranka, vietomis gal čiuuut per daug užsižaidžiant kaleidoskopo sukinėjimu, bet geras smūgis į paširdžius.

vnesting's review

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5.0

In hauntingly beautiful prose, this historical novel set in 1940s Louisiana draws readers into the hearts and minds of the characters awaiting the midnight execution of a young black man convicted of raping a white woman. Complex moral issues and brutal injustice are balanced with moments of deep introspection and unexpected kindness. Perfect for book groups.

My thanks to the publisher for providing me with this advance reading copy.

booknrrd's review

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4.0

A young black man is on death row for raping a white woman in the South in 1943. The Mercy Seat captures the voices of a variety of people connected in some way to what is happening: the prosecutor and his son, a couple that run a gas station nearby, the father of the convicted. Using short chapters she weaves together these voices into a moving look at racism and what serves as justice in the Jim Crow South.

I don't remember where I heard about this novel, but I'm glad I read it. It doesn't appear to have had a very big audience so far. If you like historical fiction, please consider reading it.
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