Review of Voir Dire

[Vivian Stones]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Voir Dire" by Santiago Camarena.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Voir Dire: An Oath to Tell and Seek the Truth written by Santiago Camarena has eleven chapters. This book told of the painful experience that Candelaria Vincent Paul faced while he served jail terms for several years in the Penitentiary. The author's desire to tell the world about the injustice that Vincent faced and make it serve as a call to solve the issue of injustice in society drove him to write the book.

The book starts with Candelaria Vincent Paul in prison; this was one of the many times he had been locked up. On this particular occasion, he thought about his childhood; he remembered how he felt his world was over when the news about his dad's death came. He decided he was going to change for the better once he got out of prison. He soon got released, and he remained true to his words. He put off drugs and became a responsible father and grandfather. One day, he was arrested for the murder of a certain officer, and he was taken to court for his trial. He said he was innocent, but would the judge find enough reason to convict him? Would he be found not guilty? Get a copy of this book to find out.

This book has a lot of positive aspects. The first positive aspect is that the author had several pictures in the book; this helped my understanding of what the author was saying. I found it so thoughtful of the author to try to add images to this book. The second point in favor of this book is the author's excellent way of description; an example is when the author describes Vincent's father. Next, I must commend Camarena for explaining some Spanish words used in the book. Examples are on page 10, chapter 1, and page 31, chapter 2. Also, the simplicity of diction used in this book was impressive. I didn't have any difficulty reading it. Finally, I appreciate the moderate length of this book.

However, this book has only one negative aspect, This book contains a lot of vulgar words, and the author did little to warn the readers on time. This may be an issue for some people while reading this book. It got to a point in the book that the excessive use of vulgar words became repulsive to me. This solitary point is enough to compel me to deduct one star from my rating of this book. However, this may not necessarily be a problem for those who don't have a problem reading books with so many vulgar words.

Therefore, I rate Camerena's book 3 out of 4 stars. I found minimal errors in this book, so it was professionally edited. I did not give this book a lower rating since the negative aspect I outlined above did not take away much from my overall satisfaction with the book. I enjoyed reading the book.

I recommend this book, particularly to anyone who seeks justice for the injustice that was meted to them. If you are interested in social justice, this book is for you.

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[Aisha Yakub]

This book is a call to action to fight injustice. Great review.

[Akinola John]

I will like to read this book to know maybe he was truly innocent of the accused murderer. Nice review.

[Sammy Kamau 2]

Justice is one of the pillars of civilized society but, society is full of injustices. Thank you for a nice review