A review by theinkwyrm
The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich

4.0

This book is heavy and serious, weighing down my chest almost the whole time I was reading it. It is not clear cut, but messy in the ways that all humans are, both the author and the subject. At some points I felt disgust so strong I didn’t want to keep reading. At some points, rage. While I don’t share the author’s conviction that the death penalty is wrong and I actually do believe that Ricky Langley deserves to die, I have a grudging admiration for the way the author handles this narrative.