A review by d_iris
A Jury Of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell

5.0

This novella is hardcore. It had me bewildered at first, angry in the middle, sorrowful in the end and conflicted by its conclusion. The men who bandy about thinking they're better than the little ladies did what they were supposed to do--infuriate you. The women who saw the home/crime scene also did what they were supposed to do--get you to see and empathize with the story that wasn't being told. And by the end, though you understand exactly what happened; exactly what went down in that house not just the night of the fateful event, but every night, you're not sure what should be done. Because justice is justice, right? But where is her justice? Who comes in to right the wrongs that are done in very "small" ways every day? Do we make our own justice? Should we? Or should we follow the law(s) that are blind to the truths?

...I don't know... 5/5.