tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post2948771546366317732..comments2024-03-04T11:22:53.502-05:00Comments on Fifty Books Project 2023: A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America by Evan ManderyFifty Books Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640286429668778869noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-48643030688345476772014-01-22T11:37:44.439-05:002014-01-22T11:37:44.439-05:00Sold, adding it to my list.Sold, adding it to my list.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977189004050200033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-56709232607355221202014-01-22T10:27:48.611-05:002014-01-22T10:27:48.611-05:00It's pretty much 100% character study. Its len...It's pretty much 100% character study. Its length is due to its structure, which spends quite a bit of time following all the principles in the case. The first half is so is mostly about Gilmore himself, his close relations, and his family, while the second half spends quite a bit of time on his lawyers and so on. For all it's length, it's pretty laser focused in a weird way.<br /><br />It spends no time whatsoever on whether he did it. The murder happens "onscreen" and there's never any question of his guilt.Brent Waggonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121696882391723790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-2384141851222149212014-01-22T00:16:32.418-05:002014-01-22T00:16:32.418-05:00It came up, but I can't remember the specific ...It came up, but I can't remember the specific context (and my copy of the book is 5 days away from me). Reading your review though, I think Gilmore's execution happens after most of the "action" of Wild Justice. <br /><br />How was The Executioner's Song? I'm interested in it because I've been trying to read more true crime...but the length is kind of pushing me away. Does it have a lot of stuff about Gilmore's childhood/growing up/mental health? I've noticed a lot of the true crime books I've read focus more on whether the person did it, and less on explaining why the person did it. I find the "why" much more interesting. I get the impression the "why" is more difficult to write, though, because the "whether" can rely on trial transcripts where the "why" requires independent investigation.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977189004050200033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-40738725128278134582014-01-20T08:45:27.756-05:002014-01-20T08:45:27.756-05:00Does this book mention the Gary Gilmore case at al...Does this book mention the Gary Gilmore case at all? I read The Executioner's Song last year, and it indicated that the Gilmore case was a big catalyst in giving the death penalty a jump start.Brent Waggonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121696882391723790noreply@blogger.com