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akvolcano's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
danimcthomas's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
bookshelfmystic's review against another edition
4.5
What kind of society do we build when we delight in killing?
Just Mercy is an important book. As much as I already opposed the death penalty, this book gave me so many more reasons. Bryan Stevenson masterfully shows the reader, time and time again, that the justice system in the United States is cruel, unfair, and designed for retribution--and, very often, used as a tool for racial oppression.
There were stories I could hardly believe were true, like the totally innocent being sentenced to decades in prison--regularly--and the absolute mockery of impartiality Stevenson witnessed time and again during trials for Black defendants, especially in the South. But Stevenson is the perfect author for this subject: he's spent his life in the trenches, seeing firsthand how broken the justice system is and working within it to fix it, slowly, slowly, but with each small victory changing one more life.
I very much enjoyed the writing of the book (and the author's narration) - it was accessible and engaging throughout. My only minor complaint (and the reason for 4/5 stars) is that I felt it was a little scattered. Each chapter focuses on either the story of Walter and his wrongful conviction or on a different aspect of the justice system, usually with a whole new set of people to learn about. Each story was fascinating, but I found it a bit hard to keep track of all of the cases and the overall flow of the book. Nevertheless, this book is extremely worth reading, and Stevenson's activism and life work are courageous and inspiring.
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Miscarriage and Police brutality
Minor: Death of parent
nicolesbookreviews's review against another edition
5.0
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
brinnet's review against another edition
4.5
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
suchsweetsorrow89's review against another edition
4.0
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
hot_water's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
sarah984's review
4.0
I would recommend this to anyone who has never really thought about prison before - the ways that being incarcerated affects people forever even without the death penalty read like cruel and unusual punishment.
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Slavery, Police brutality, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide and Death of parent
zombiezami's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Slavery, Excrement, Vomit, and Dementia
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Islamophobia
imprisonment, wrongful imprisonment, capital punishment