Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, this is a very interesting book that makes you think about how our court system is run and how broken it really can be. We think it is “just and fair” but there are so many things as citizens who haven’t experiences a court date never would imagine.
What other book might you compare Courtroom 302 to and why?
I personally haven’t experienced another book that I could compare it to.
What does Mark Kamish bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The subject matter of the book can be rather dry so by listening to the audio you can get some emotion behind the words that you wouldn’t have if you were just reading the book. This is especially true when you are reading something from an inmates/defendant’s point of view.
Any additional comments?
This book points out many points of view – from a judge, inmate, lawyer, guard, etc. It shows where the system is falling down and points where we are doing okay. I personally liked hearing about real like trials that went on during the time the books was written and also about the people affected in the book. It was interesting to hear the back story of the people on trial and also the victims. It’s interesting to also hear how much unnecessary info is presented at trial but how much info that should be presented is not. The whole criminal process was eye opening in this book.

I was provided this audiobook through Audiobook Boom at no charge by the publisher and have voluntarily left an unbiased review.