Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
Narrator: Dan Castellaneta
Length: 2 Hours 21 Minutes
Published by Penguin Classics
Publication Date August 29, 2006
Source: Library
Genres: Play
Goodreads
A blistering character study and an examination of the American melting pot and the judicial system that keeps it in check, Twelve Angry Men holds at its core a deeply patriotic faith in the U.S. legal system. The play centers on Juror Eight, who is at first the sole holdout in an 11-1 guilty vote. Eight sets his sights not on proving the other jurors wrong but rather on getting them to look at the situation in a clear-eyed way not affected by their personal prejudices or biases. Reginald Rose deliberately and carefully peels away the layers of artifice from the men and allows a fuller picture to form of them—and of America, at its best and worst.
First Impressions
After watching Making a Murderer, Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, a play about a jury debating the innocence of a juvenile being tried for murder seemed appropriate.
Impressions While Reading
It a first seemed like a simple story but it was anything but and the tensions the bounced from one to another kept the listener in suspense to learn the verdict.
Final Impressions
Twelve Angry Men was satisfying and had you questioning the boy’s innocence but I thought it ended abruptly and thus the conclusion was not fulfilling.
Impressions on Narration
The narration was in play form and thought it added to the banter that ensured in the jury box. It kept me on my toes and liked the quick pace it provided.
I really need to squeeze this in. This is one classic I have never read yet one of the few I would have chosen to do 🙂
It is short, so it would be very easy to do so. Twelve Angry Men was also an interesting book to listen to.