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speliza's review against another edition
1.0
we get it man, you’re super cool and badass and loyal. I couldn’t help but laugh at the two or three instances he talks about running out the back door or bailing on bad situations. If you like casual domestic violence, racist language and defense of using nazi symbols - boy oh boy! You can have my copy
heybender's review against another edition
5.0
this is the third or fourth time i've read this book. after all these years, it still holds up as one of the best books i've ever read.
amberinpieces's review against another edition
4.0
If anyone has noticed by now, I am a huge fan of FX’s show, Sons of Anarchy (Tuesday nights at 10 PM!). It is a show about a fictional outlaw motorcycle club (MC) created by Kurt Sutter and acted out by some amazing people. I am active in watching the show and participating in some fan things, such as listening to two fan podcasts and emailing them and calling them with my thoughts and comments.
So naturally, I thought I should get a slightly different view of the outlaw MC world, especially after it was announced that Oakland Hell’s Angels founder and former prez, Sonny Barger, would be appearing on the season finale of SoA. My dad watches the show as well and we were both excited by this development. I cannot remember if he approached me or if I approached him, but he has a few books on the Hell’s Angels and I chose the one that seemed to mostly be about Sonny Barger.
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So naturally, I thought I should get a slightly different view of the outlaw MC world, especially after it was announced that Oakland Hell’s Angels founder and former prez, Sonny Barger, would be appearing on the season finale of SoA. My dad watches the show as well and we were both excited by this development. I cannot remember if he approached me or if I approached him, but he has a few books on the Hell’s Angels and I chose the one that seemed to mostly be about Sonny Barger.
Read the full review here.
laurenbdavis's review against another edition
3.0
Not nearly as interesting as I hoped. Barger seems, perhaps unsurprisingly, to have little personal insight.
mpeterke's review against another edition
3.0
I listened to this as an Audible audiobook. It was a nice read especially in the first half, but I started to struggle with it in the second half. Being an autobiography you cannot really blame it for the timing or the turn the events took, but still.
I think it's an exciting autobiography and anyone giving it a try who is even a little bit interested in bikes and/or in the 60s-70s-80s USA will be satisfied.
I think it's an exciting autobiography and anyone giving it a try who is even a little bit interested in bikes and/or in the 60s-70s-80s USA will be satisfied.
iriswindmeijer's review against another edition
4.0
Although it is very clear that Ralph Barger is not a writer - the book is all over the place, the events are unorganized and not chronological - the story he tells is really interesting. He confirmed some of my prejudices about the Hell's Angels but he did stress that the main passion of their club are their motors. The book is really interesting and amusing and worthwhile to read. I'd recommend it to anyone who has prejudices against the motor club.
taymwoods's review against another edition
1.0
To my chagrin I finished this book because it was required for my Social Deviance class. While I appreciate it, I just found zero enjoyment in this semi-biographical book about the infamous Hell's Angels motorcycle club. Just glad it's over.
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