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A review by tylercritchfield
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
5.0
"Each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done. . . There is a strength, a power even, in understanding brokenness, because embracing our brokenness creates a need and desire for mercy, and perhaps a corresponding need to show mercy."
"The power of just mercy is that it belongs to the undeserving. It's when mercy is least expected that it's most potent - strong enough to break the cycle of victimization and victimhood, retribution and suffering. It has the power to heal the psychic harm and injuries that lead to aggression and violence, abuse of power, mass incarceration."
Remarkable. Hard to read and hard to put down. This book opened my eyes to the major issues facing criminal justice reform that I didn't ever give thought to until now and helped change my perspective. Bryan Stevenson is my hero.
"The power of just mercy is that it belongs to the undeserving. It's when mercy is least expected that it's most potent - strong enough to break the cycle of victimization and victimhood, retribution and suffering. It has the power to heal the psychic harm and injuries that lead to aggression and violence, abuse of power, mass incarceration."
Remarkable. Hard to read and hard to put down. This book opened my eyes to the major issues facing criminal justice reform that I didn't ever give thought to until now and helped change my perspective. Bryan Stevenson is my hero.