Book Review Just Mercy

Reviewed by bev scott.

Book review just mercy. Just mercy by bryan stevenson. The poor the wrongly condemned and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. This book is not just about mercy but rather about just mercy grace and forgiveness for the undeserving.

A story of justice and redemption by bryan stevenson my rating. A story of justice and redemption. This is the true story of a young lawyer s fight for justice on the part of many on death row.

Just mercy is unflinching and earnest this adaptation of attorney bryan stevenson s book about a wrongly condemned black man dramatizes that case while offering an unflinching look at. It will come as no surprise to those who have heard stevenson speak or perused any of his briefs that just mercy is an easy read a work of style substance and clarity. It provokes us to reconsider exactly what is just punishment for crime.

4 59 rating details 150 485 ratings 18 602 reviews. Bryan stevenson grew up poor in delaware. Just mercy is the story of bryan stevenson s career as a lawyer serving to assist those most in need but it is also the story of the corruption and misguided ways of america s justice system.

An unforgettable true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us and a clarion call to end mass incarceration in america from one of the most inspiring lawyers of our time. Our shared vulnerability and imperfection nurtures and sustains our capacity for compassion this book is a page turner and yet somehow manages to create considerable contemplation. But just mercy a memoir aggregates and personalizes the struggle against injustice in the story of one activist lawyer.

Posted on august 28 2020 august 28 2020 by bev scott. This book should be required reading in school. His great grandparents had.