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1. What are you currently reading? Trial by Ambush by Marcia Clark. This is the story of Barbara Graham, one of the first women to die in California's gas chamber. It intrigued me that Marcia Clark -- yes, the Marcia Clark of OJ Simpson fame -- chose this case to write about. I wanted to hear what a prosecutor thought of it.
Barbara Graham's case was known to me because of I Want to Live!, the Oscar-winning 1958 movie. The film depicts Barbara as an innocent but non-conformist party girl who was convicted and executed by the patriarchy. The truth is turning out to be more complicated but just as sad, unfair and ugly. While I am no longer convinced of her innocence -- I suspect she was there when the robbery was committed -- I still don't believe she committed the murder. I feel bad for the jurors, who might have chosen a different fate for her if they knew the facts.
My first book of 2025 introduces me to Marcia Clark, the author. This book is well constructed and written in an interesting voice. I will look for her fiction at my library.
2. What did you recently finish reading? A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was my last book of the year. What a delight!
3. What will you read next? I don't know.
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