Helen Prejean - Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States
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The book that helped me change my mind about capital punishment
As some of you know, I live in Virginia, where the death penalty is often carried out with astonishing efficiency. Some people laud this approach to capital punishment and its supposed focus on justice for victims. Other people disagree with it, fearing that innocent people might be wrongly... Read full review »
A Different Take on the Death Penalty
Most people know the title Dead Man Walking as a recent film starring Susan Sarandon. This film, however, was based on the acclaimed 1993 book Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the US. The book is part autobiography of its author, Sister Helen Prejean, and part... Read full review »
A Story of the Death Penalty in the United States
I was required to read this book as part of a course. As I started reading it a really had no expectations and just hoped it would be easy to read. I soon found myself thoroughly engrossed in the book.
The book is the account of Sister Helen Prejean who got involved in the lives of death...
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Gutsy and Gripping
I wasn't quite sure what to expect from a book by a nun who writes about a killer. I have not seen the movie and so I opened it only knowing what I saw in movie promos. What I got was so much more than I expected.
Sister Prejean starts her tale with an explanation as to what would lead a nun to...
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Great story
Before I read this I had heard about the movie, and controversies surrounding Sister Helen Prejean's interactions with death row inmates, and was afraid the book would be preachy and gruesome. Instead I found it to be full of morals, and made me think more about what our government was doing. I... Read full review »
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Dead Man Walking - Helen Prejean - 9780679751311 - 0679751319
ISBN13: 9780679751311. ISBN10: 0679751319. by Helen Prejean. Published by Random House, Inc.. Edition: 93
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