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4 hours • first pub 1982 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101976036
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Edition Pub Date: 08 January 2009
For readers drawn to dark, contemplative suspense about the resilience of the human spirit under brutal confinement—themes of hope, dignity, and quiet rebellion. Ideal if you like measured pacing, psychological tension, and understated emotional payoff more than gore or breakneck thrills, and you savor prison-yard atmosphere, whispered schemes, and the spark of redemption in despair.
Description
A wrongly convicted man finds himself in a prison run by a sadistic warden.
Community Reviews
Moods
hopeful: 64%
emotional: 48%
reflective: 46%
dark: 44%
inspiring: 37%
adventurous: 29%
tense: 24%
sad: 22%
mysterious: 15%
challenging: 14%
funny: 13%
informative: 4%
lighthearted: 3%
relaxing: 2%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
4 hours • first pub 1982 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101976036
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Edition Pub Date: 08 January 2009
For readers drawn to dark, contemplative suspense about the resilience of the human spirit under brutal confinement—themes of hope, dignity, and quiet rebellion. Ideal if you like measured pacing, psychological tension, and understated emotional payoff more than gore or breakneck thrills, and you savor prison-yard atmosphere, whispered schemes, and the spark of redemption in despair.
Description
A wrongly convicted man finds himself in a prison run by a sadistic warden.
Community Reviews
Moods
hopeful: 64%
emotional: 48%
reflective: 46%
dark: 44%
inspiring: 37%
adventurous: 29%
tense: 24%
sad: 22%
mysterious: 15%
challenging: 14%
funny: 13%
informative: 4%
lighthearted: 3%
relaxing: 2%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, ConfinementModerate
Violence, Murder, Racial slursMinor
Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism