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This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life
Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods
4.33 AVERAGE
184 reviews for:
This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life
Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods
4.33 AVERAGE
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medium-paced
I heard about the book before I knew about the podcast so I went into this with zero expectations. It's really a great glimpse into prison life and how serving time affects the prisoners and their loved ones. Poor and Woods purposefully choose to focus on similarities to life inside and out, and they really drive home the message while humanizing the people they interview.
While "Just Mercy" was a great glimpse at the failures of an unjust court system and the horror and injustice of death row told through the lens of a lawyer, this book offers a glimpse of how the court system and prison system fail millions of Americans told through the lens of the prisoners and their loved ones. It's especially timely to read this when Aguilera-Mederos, the truck driver in CO whose accident killed 4 people, is sentenced to 110 years while Kim Potter, the MN cop who killed Daunte Wright, only faces up to 15 years. What's also sad is how easy it is to live life outside without any passing thought to people stuck in prison. I hope the book and podcast continue to light a fire for prison reform.
While "Just Mercy" was a great glimpse at the failures of an unjust court system and the horror and injustice of death row told through the lens of a lawyer, this book offers a glimpse of how the court system and prison system fail millions of Americans told through the lens of the prisoners and their loved ones. It's especially timely to read this when Aguilera-Mederos, the truck driver in CO whose accident killed 4 people, is sentenced to 110 years while Kim Potter, the MN cop who killed Daunte Wright, only faces up to 15 years. What's also sad is how easy it is to live life outside without any passing thought to people stuck in prison. I hope the book and podcast continue to light a fire for prison reform.
For obsessive Ear Hustle listeners like myself, this book is icing on the cake. For those who haven't heard the podcast yet, it's a wonderful introduction.
Loved getting a chance to hear about Nigel and Earlonne's origin stories, and how their paths came to meet at San Quentin. I listened to this via audiobook, which allowed for all the banter and emotion to come through in a way I was used to hearing it. Unfortunately, if you've heard the podcast, you've probably heard the great majority of these stories. I always find it odd when podcast hosts get book deals, and then choose to publish a bunch of transcripts or otherwise repeat stories, when both their book and podcast likely share the same audience.
I’m a huge fan of the podcast and I really enjoyed this book. Some of the book duplicated episodes of the podcast, but if you can get beyond that, it’s such a compelling read. I especially loved the chapter about Earlonne’s commutation.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
If you haven’t listened to the podcast, this is a 5 star book. It doesn’t go much deeper then the pod (except for the chapter about family. I loved that!) and the audiobook is kind of awkward with voice actors and fake podcast-like banter. But I still really enjoyed it.
Enjoyable! I love the podcast and was excited to pick up this book. I think they did a great job of capturing the vibe and voices that we hear in Ear Hustle.
I think if you aren't a listener of the podcast, you should listen to a few episodes before picking up the book.
I think if you aren't a listener of the podcast, you should listen to a few episodes before picking up the book.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I love the Ear Hustle podcast and have listened since the beginning. While I enjoyed hearing new stories and learning more about Nigel and Earlonne's past, the format of this book did not make for enjoyable reading. Almost all of the book is framed as a conversation, as if it were its own podcast episode. The book might be more enjoyable in audio format but I found myself racing to get it over and done with.