Something Different from John Grisham

The Innocent Man is a very different kind of book for John Grisham. I have read several of his novels, and enjoy them very much. This is his first work of nonfiction, and it reads very differently.

I don’t really feel the need to summarize the story or write what is the equivalent of a back-cover blurb. When I review a book, I basically tell whether I liked the book or not. I will provide a link where you can read other reviews and a rough synopsis of the book.

The bottom line is it was a depressing story. But at the same time, it is a story that I think needed to be told. It was a page-turner in one sense, but not the “I’m really loving this book” kind of way. More in the “I can’t believe this actually happened” kind of way.

When I was younger, I was a hard-core advocate of the death penalty. As I have gotten older, I have seen that it is not so black and white, because someone convicted by a jury of their peers, or acquitted by a jury of their peers doesn’t necessarily mean that justice has been served.

When there is absolutely no possible question regarding guilt or innocence, I still favor the death penalty for murder. But we, as a society, have to be extremely careful to ensure that there is no question.

I recommend this book, not for enjoyment, but for education.

Here's the link to this book on Amazon.