https://preview-www.0x69616e.com/tags/bookreview/ Recent content in Bookreview on Ian's (not so) technical blog Hugo en-us Ian Wilson. Sat, 12 Apr 2025 14:32:07 -0500 https://preview-www.0x69616e.com/posts/20250412-review-the-volunteer/ Sat, 12 Apr 2025 14:32:07 -0500 https://preview-www.0x69616e.com/posts/20250412-review-the-volunteer/ <p><a href="https://amzn.to/4cuNwuf"><figure><img src="https://preview-www.0x69616e.com/images/2025-the-volunteer-cover.jpg"><figcaption> <h4>Front Cover of the Book</h4> </figcaption> </figure> </a></p> <h2 id="quick-information-at-a-glance">Quick Information at a glance:</h2> <ul> <li>ISBN: 9781668033012</li> <li>Author: Gianna Toboni</li> <li>Pages: 320</li> <li>While I did copy this <a href="https://www.librarything.com/work/33856931/reviews/284286930">review</a> on my Librarything profile, please consider this the official review.</li> </ul> <h2 id="the-book-my-thoughts-and-is-it-a-good-read">The Book, My thoughts, and is it a good read.</h2> <p>&ldquo;The Volunteer&rdquo; is a sobering book about the capital punishment machine in America, the attempts to whitewash it in the form of lethal injections, the fight between departments of corrections and the anti-capital groups trying to get restrictions on how the drugs can be used in correctional settings, and the story of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Dozier">Scott Dozier</a> &ndash; a former death row inmate in Nevada who tried to force the state to execute him &ndash; as told by <a href="https://youtu.be/Zg3t22l0ByM?si=33THwEX2mteE7W8Q">Gianna Tobini</a>, a Vice reporter.</p>