A Wilderness of Error: The Trials of Jeffrey MacDonald Audiobook

" An important book. A deep example of how erudition, perseverance, and trial of thought can potentially save a man's life. And a brilliant tour of the failings and abuses of the American justice system. Read this book. "

" Absolutely outstanding book detailing a travesty of justice. "

" A compelling look at the power of narrative. Through analysis of existing evidence and interviews with people on all sides of the case Errol Morris lays out a strong argument for the innocence of a man sent to prison for the grizzly murder of his wife and children. This book is a great read - I couldn't put it down! "

" If history teaches us anything it's that if you are ever charged with a crime you did not commit you want Errol Morris on your side. He got one murderer exonerated in "The Thin Blue Line" and now takes on the Jefferey Macdonald case. Morris was obsessed with the case for years before even starting this book and the detail shows. And what detail it is. No brief true crime paperback (complete with lurid crime scene photos in the center) is this. No, this is 500 pages of precise and painstakingly catalogued evidence from every, and I do mean every, angle. Over and over Morris demonstrates how there was blunder after blunder in this case mostly because people had already made up their minds and then made the evidence fit their perception. Whether you think Macdonald guilty or not I don't believe any reader who makes it through this book will believe the legal system worked as it should. Eyeopening and more than a little frightening. "

" Unreadable. Got one chapter in and returned it. Too bad because I was obsessed with fatal vision as a kid. "

" It's like an Errol Morris film on paper. Loved it. "

" I think this would have worked much better as a documentary film. I can imagine him doing something much more interesting visually with the reams of transcripts reprinted here. "

" I wondered what yet another book on this case could add, but the answer is quite a lot. Those with any interest in the case or the justice system itself will find this hard to put down. "

" A revisiting of the Jeffrey McDonald case, this book is thought-provoking but ultimately, unconvincing, at least as far as MacDonald's innocence. Morris makes big deals out of minute things that he feels to be exculpatory and ignores evidence that would be inculpatory. It' still a worthwhile read. "

" It's rare to read such a poorly constructed book that still manages to be so powerful. The key to the book's success is in its portrait of the obsessiveness of its author in ferreting out the truth. A shocking and astonishing look at the truth behind the truth behind the truth. "

" A mostly stunning analysis of a miscarriage of justice, and one that makes starkly clear the mendacity of Joe McGuinniss's Fatal Vision. More to come on this one. "

" A fascinating look at what seems to be a terrible miscarriage of justice - Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald was done in by the arrogance of the system. The callousness with which his life was destroyed is shocking. I hope this gets him out, but it doesn't seem like it. From the great Errol Morris. "

" More of a 3.5. Wish I could figure out if he did it or not though! "

" This book is pretty convincing: at the very least, it's clear that Jeffrey MacDonald didn't get a fair trial, which is all, I think, Errol Morris is really setting out to prove. I think it's likely MacDonald is guilty, but he shouldn't have been convicted given the evidence. Really interesting. "