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Lädt ... The Last Face You'll Ever See: The Private Life of the American Death Penaltyvon Ivan Solotaroff
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Searing acoount of how the the death penalty affects those who have have to carry it out. After reading this book, I still can'texplain America's baffling adherence, alone among Western nations, to capital punishment, but I can sure as hell see the effects it has on the men who have to administer and those who are condemned to undergo the state's ultimate sanction ( ) One extended article in a glossy magazine would have covered this book, and so it is no surprise to find out that the handsome author is a journalist specialising in long articles. This book has all the hallmarks of the Playboy in-depth article: fictionalised descriptions, a provincial view and as deep as any one wants to read while they're sitting waiting for their appointment at the dentist's. The title is a misnomer. Its actually only about two executioners on one death row in one prison and in the one state the book discusses, a discussion with a very narrow beam. This was a very disappointing book, it never lived up to the intrigue-value of its title. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
In fascinating detail, Ivan Solotaroff introduces us to the men who carry out executions. Although the emphasis is on the personal lives of these men and of those they have to put to death, The Last Face You'll Ever See also addresses some of the deeper issues of the death penalty and connects the veiled, elusive figure of the executioner to the vast majority of Americans who, since 1977, have claimed to support executions. Why do we do it? Or, more exactly, why do we want to? The Last Face You'll Ever See is not about the polarizing issues of the death penalty -- it is a firsthand report about the culture of executions: the executioners, the death-row inmates, and everyone involved in the act. An engrossing, unsettling, and provocative book, this work will forever affect anyone who reads it. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)364.66Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Criminology Punishment Death penaltyKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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