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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
ohyeahdog's review against another edition
1.0
Really repetitive and jarringly transphobic. I had to check the publish date because from the tone and language I figured it must be an older book. Nope - 2014. I only picked it up and finished it because it was one of the only English language books in a free library in an Airbnb, and I'd run out of reading material. On the plus side, it introduced me to the term 'Smelly Safe', which I now frequently use to gross out my husband.
kathleenes's review against another edition
4.0
I don’t know what it is about James Phelps’ books, but I find them so fascinating. I find the stories from inside jail fascinating, even though they also make me cringe too, with the detail he goes into. I believe this one might have been the last in the series that I hadn’t read too so worth the read if you also find true crime and that type of thing fascinating too.
missbebs23273's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book. The author has obviously done extensive research to compile all these interesting accounts. It was told in a really gripping way unlike some other true crime books. Like another review said, some more pictures would have been great- especially of the prisoners. Highly recommended.
hyacinthed's review against another edition
medium-paced
1.5
Seriously - pay for an editor, pay for a fact checker. Making claims about the DOC having a prisoner get a lobotomy in the 2000s? Get real.
beedubz's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars:
A fairly quick read considering the content. There are some interesting (and sometimes awful and/or distgusting) stories in here, but I found reading the ones told by former prison officers the most interesting. Some chapters that really stood out for me were: Haunting, Arriving, Surviving, Mudering and Gaurding, but I found each chapter or topic in the book had at least one or two interesting (and sometimes horrifying) stories.
One thing that could really benefit this book is more pictures! There are a few included, but the ones I was most interested in weren't very clear. Having said that, I assume that most of the pictures taken in or of the prison were actually given to the author by former prison officers - so I suppose you take what you can get in that regard (and they are certainly better than nothing).
I had to use my trusty old friend google a little bit while reading this book - some of the criminals in here are instantly recognisable but others not so much, so google really helped to put a name to a face and a crime.
Also on a personal point of interest: I saw the name of a doctor I work with in here (just to clarify - not as an inmate!!) which is kind of cool because I wasn't expecting it but I probably should have - he's done everything & been everywhere!
A fairly quick read considering the content. There are some interesting (and sometimes awful and/or distgusting) stories in here, but I found reading the ones told by former prison officers the most interesting. Some chapters that really stood out for me were: Haunting, Arriving, Surviving, Mudering and Gaurding, but I found each chapter or topic in the book had at least one or two interesting (and sometimes horrifying) stories.
One thing that could really benefit this book is more pictures! There are a few included, but the ones I was most interested in weren't very clear. Having said that, I assume that most of the pictures taken in or of the prison were actually given to the author by former prison officers - so I suppose you take what you can get in that regard (and they are certainly better than nothing).
I had to use my trusty old friend google a little bit while reading this book - some of the criminals in here are instantly recognisable but others not so much, so google really helped to put a name to a face and a crime.
Also on a personal point of interest: I saw the name of a doctor I work with in here (just to clarify - not as an inmate!!) which is kind of cool because I wasn't expecting it but I probably should have - he's done everything & been everywhere!