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Damien Echols
Birth date: December 11, 1974
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Biography, Memoir
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Cheri's Book Blog
Cheri's Book Blog rated it 8 years ago
I won't lie, I skimmed a good deal of the second half of the book. I found the author's discussion of his childhood and his experiences during his pre-prison life interesting but once that part was over, there was just too much rambling on about baseball and other things that didn't feel relevant. T...
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The Caffeinated Diva reads... rated it 11 years ago
This is outside my usual realm of reviewing, but definitely NOT outside my personal reading interests. So when I had the opportunity from Penguin to read this, I jumped at the chance. Like much of the country, I followed the case of the West Memphis 3. I have seen the documentaries produced by HBO...
Sterek
Sterek rated it 11 years ago
2 for 1 review. One by me, and one by a prisoner.This is such a sad story! Of course, you may know who the West Memphis 3 are, and you might know that they eventually got out of prison (which is yay!) but the reason they were put there (being not guilty) is because young kids lost their life, and th...
These Books Are My Friends
These Books Are My Friends rated it 11 years ago
I really never knew anything about the "West Memphis 3" case until I heard about the men getting out of prison. I picked up this memoir because I was curious what Mr. Echols had to say about his time in prison. While I didn't think the book would be a walk through the park, I expected it to be dif...
Inspiring Insomnia
Inspiring Insomnia rated it 12 years ago
No matter what your views on crime and punishment in the United States in general, or on the death penalty in particular, Damien Echols' memoir is certain to move you, challenge you, and devastate you. I only became aware of the "West Memphis Three" story a few years ago. I've since watched the HBO ...
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