Comments on: A Saint on Death Row by Thomas Cahill http://calitreview.com/3076 An arts and culture magazine. Wed, 23 May 2012 14:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Casiehttp://calitreview.com/3076/comment-page-1#comment-173927 Casie Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:35:06 +0000 http://calitreview.com/?p=3076#comment-173927 Loved it! Loved it!

]]> By: Andrea G.http://calitreview.com/3076/comment-page-1#comment-172983 Andrea G. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:09:33 +0000 http://calitreview.com/?p=3076#comment-172983 After reading both Cahill's story of Dominique Green and this review, I must say that I full agree with the author's above sentiments. Speaking as a huge advocate for the abolition of the death penalty myself, I felt that Cahill missed the point completely and focused more on the supposed sainthood of Dominique Green than the pervasive injustice in the American Justice System (although it was addressed more directly in the final pages of the book). I think the story of Dominique Green is a wonderful one, but the hyperbolic rendering of him was unnecessary and has the unintended effect of causing the reader further suspicion. After reading both Cahill’s story of Dominique Green and this review, I must say that I full agree with the author’s above sentiments. Speaking as a huge advocate for the abolition of the death penalty myself, I felt that Cahill missed the point completely and focused more on the supposed sainthood of Dominique Green than the pervasive injustice in the American Justice System (although it was addressed more directly in the final pages of the book). I think the story of Dominique Green is a wonderful one, but the hyperbolic rendering of him was unnecessary and has the unintended effect of causing the reader further suspicion.

]]> By: John Smithhttp://calitreview.com/3076/comment-page-1#comment-51612 John Smith Tue, 19 May 2009 17:43:53 +0000 http://calitreview.com/?p=3076#comment-51612 Why do you refer to the white participant in the brutal murder as "white boy" but the blacks are described as "black youths"? As someone who grew up in a largely black neighborhood, "white boy" hits my ear much like an epithet. Tom Wolfe should write a new book about this clown Cahill. He'd have much to work with. Why do you refer to the white participant in the brutal murder as “white boy” but the blacks are described as “black youths”? As someone who grew up in a largely black neighborhood, “white boy” hits my ear much like an epithet. Tom Wolfe should write a new book about this clown Cahill. He’d have much to work with.

]]> By: John R. Guthriehttp://calitreview.com/3076/comment-page-1#comment-49656 John R. Guthrie Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:11:19 +0000 http://calitreview.com/?p=3076#comment-49656 Hi David Lida-- I found your interesting and well-written review to certainly be cause for reflection. "But does any of it qualify (Dominique Green)for sainthood?" Certainly the pathos of Green's story is expressed vividly by the facts alone, no canonization necessary. Perhaps Green was a person who simply functioned better in the highly structured environment of prison. To have kept him confined for life would have been fully adequate. It certainly,though, would not have provided as much impetus for the prosecutor's career. Hi David Lida–

I found your interesting and well-written review to certainly be cause for reflection.
“But does any of it qualify (Dominique Green)for sainthood?” Certainly the pathos of Green’s story is expressed vividly by the facts alone, no canonization necessary.
Perhaps Green was a person who simply functioned better in the highly structured environment of prison. To have kept him confined for life would have been fully adequate.
It certainly,though, would not have provided as much impetus for the prosecutor’s career.

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