Reviews for Machinery of Death: The Reality of America's Death Penalty Regime

The average rating for Machinery of Death: The Reality of America's Death Penalty Regime based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-06-06 00:00:00 Kyongon Choi This book is 20 years old, and some of it feels a bit dated. The first part and one of the later essays are a bit too dry. But there are many essays from many viewpoints. I wish there had been one written by someone on death row. The end of the book is probably better than the start and I sobbed through most of the last section. If you are looking for a book on the death penalty from a variety of perspectives (all anti-death penalty), this is a good one. But I truly prefer David Dow's other material. It is a lot more concise and readable.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-03-10 00:00:00 Andy Dun Thought-provoking chapters written by many authors as avowed abolitionists of the death penalty.