Imagine, if you will, The Life of Brian, but it’s not funny. That’s not quite right, but it’s in the same ballpark. It’s kind of what would happen to Barabbas, released on mercy by Pontius Pilate, were to be the center of a novel. Accordingly, this novel is a spare, ironic, and ultimately fairly laconic representation of this question. We start off with Barabbas being released from captivity, hearing about the crucifixion, not yet knowing the role Jesus will play in his life, and dealing with […]
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Presumed Innocent: 4/5 Stars So I didn’t realize this was the same as the Harrison Ford movie until about halfway through the book. I picked it up for two distinct reasons: 1) It was listed as one of the best legal thrillers (old school, we’ll call it) and that reason checks out and 2) the audiobook was read by Edward Hermann, which is obviously great. I have heard him read one book before and it was so good. So the novel itself is told from […]