The Borden Murders is a book by Sarah Miller that reflects on the 18th century’s most astonishing murder. However through the author’s words, we see another side/ perspective of this case, this led to one of the themes of this book: Rumors shall never suggest if a person is truly innocent or insensible evil.
This book was definitely a good choice to read. It was surprisingly engaging throughout the whole book. Personally, I would rather read a murder mystery instead of a non-fiction case. Unexpectedly it there were period photos, newspaper clippings, and images of the crime scenes. Secondly, what we usually learn about or know are the positive side of life, the dark side we know less about, through this book we can deeply understand the process of the trials
I have learned many important skills in this unit, such as recognizing the complexities of cause and effect and rereading passages to deepen understanding and so. These skills shall be carried with me further for deeper reading in any genre.