Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (One World Essentials)

A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.

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Published Aug 18, 2015

384 pages

Average rating: 8.76

444 RATINGS

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Anonymous
May 04, 2025
8/10 stars
Makes me sad to read this headed into a Trump presidency but excited to know there are people willing to DO SOMETHING. I want us not to forget that the rules are not fair and it's up to those with privileges to do something about that!
TheresaO
Mar 31, 2025
8/10 stars
Really good - breaks my heart over the social injustice that’s such a reality
lulutripp
Mar 16, 2025
8/10 stars
Still processing.
MN/OK Book Club
Mar 13, 2025
Picked by Linda
Anonymous
Jan 14, 2025
10/10 stars
After watching the movie I knew I needed to read this memoir. I really liked how every other chapter tied back to Walter McMillan’s story and every other chapter tied back to Bryan Stevenson’s other work beyond those on death row. The cases about minors sentenced to life in prison were some of the hardest to read.
My favorite quote from the book:
"Today, our self-righteousness, our fear, and our anger have caused even the Christians to throw stones at the people who fall down, even when we know we should forgive or show compassion. I told the congregation that we simply can't watch that happen. I told them we have to be stone catchers."

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