Review of novel: The Innocent Man
Dear italki language enthusiasts,
This is my review of John Grishman's novel. I posted it on Goodreads and wanted to share it here fore native speakers to kindly point out any mistakes or any suggestions regarding the text.
Any input/ suggestion is highly appreciated.
Thanks.
It was a wonderful experience being able to get a glance over the judicial system in the US through the story of Williamson and Fritz. US media sells the image that justice is always correct and mistakes are never committed. Watching TV series got me convinced that lab work never fails and cops are always clean; that the combination of science and hard working people results in criminals being put behind bars in a timely fashion. Well this story really opened my eyes towards the actual process and I was amazed with all of the bureaucracy involved in hunting criminals down. This actually strengthens my certainty in that corruption is everywhere; its degree and manifestation is what varies from one place to another.
I thoroughly enjoyed the novel, with all of the drama involved in the life of Ron Williamson. It is a tragic story of a man who has suffered from mental health conditions and was very unlucky to be erroneously convicted with murder. Moreover, the book gave me an idea about the gravity of mental health conditions in general and how they can affect people and their loved ones too. Interestingly, the cruel nature of humans is quite predominant in most of the characters, but as it is in life, there are some lovely soles that work honestly for the sake of truth and justice.
I enjoyed the book and it opened my eyes towards a number of interesting topics involving justice and mental health.
My Goodreads page:
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/41208234-mohammad-kharraz
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Review of novel: The Innocent Man
Dear italki language enthusiasts,This is my review of John Grishman's Grisham's novel. I posted it on Goodreads and wanted to share it here fore for native speakers to kindly point out any mistakes or any suggestions regarding the text.
Any input/ suggestion is highly appreciated.
Thanks.
It was a wonderful experience being able to get a glance over at the judicial system in the US through the story of Williamson and Fritz. US media* sells the image that justice is always correct and mistakes are never committed made. Watching TV series got me convinced** that lab work never fails and cops are always clean; that the combination of science and hard-working people results in criminals being put behind bars in a timely fashion. Well, this story really opened my eyes towards to the actual process and I was amazed with at all of the bureaucracy involved in hunting criminals down***. This actually strengthens my certainty in that corruption is everywhere; its degree and manifestation is what varies from one place to another.
I thoroughly enjoyed the novel, with all of the drama involved in the life of Ron Williamson. It is a tragic story of a man who has suffered from mental health conditions and was very unlucky to be erroneously convicted with of murder. Moreover, the book gave me an idea about the gravity of mental health conditions in general and how they can affect people and their loved ones too. Interestingly, the cruel nature of humans**** is quite predominant***** in most of the characters, but as it is in life, there are some lovely soles souls that work honestly for the sake of truth and justice.
I enjoyed the book and it opened my eyes towards to a number of interesting topics involving justice and mental health.
My Goodreads page:
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/41208234-mohammad-kharraz
These blue phrases are totally correct, but could sound a bit more natural, so I provided some suggestions here :)
* "The American media"
** "had me convinced", "made me convinced", or "convinced me"
*** "hunting down criminals"
**** "nature of humanity"
***** "predominant" or "quite evident"
Stellar work, and a helpful review!
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Thanks Adrian
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Great review!!!! I would only change "my certainty that..." getting rid of in.
Best Regards!
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