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In the belly of the beast
In the belly of the beast: letters from prison | Jack Henry Abbott
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NatalieR
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Published in 1981. While I‘m sure prison conditions and the dynamics of incarceration described by the author were mostly accurate at that time; I don‘t buy into his perceived reality. While I believe our US justice system is flawed, I am annoyed by his grandiose attitude, lack of personal accountability for his choices, victim stance, and glorified/embellished story telling. I want to throw this book in the dumpster. #MountTBR

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Leftcoastzen
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#takeachanceonme #abbainaugust Abbott read Norman Mailers‘ Executioners Song, & wrote letters to Mailer describing experiences & conditions behind bars.Mailer helped him publish the tagged book & lobbied for his early release from prison.Abbott committed murder just 6 weeks after parole ,stabbing to death a 22 year old in NYC.Just because you can write doesn‘t mean you are not a sociopath.Fueled a firestorm of controversy & much talk about 👇

Leftcoastzen “Bleeding Heart Liberals “. 6y
LeahBergen Whoa! 😮 6y
Cinfhen Oh wow!!! What a tragedy😢 6y
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emilyhaldi Wow. In fact, i would bet many sociopaths are particular good writers 😅🙃 fascinating story I might venture down a Google rabbit hole here in a minute 😂 6y
Leftcoastzen @emilyhaldi Mailer was a little out of control himself,proves your theory! 6y
Reviewsbylola I haven‘t heard of this but Executioner‘s Song is on my TBR! 6y
Mdargusch Wow. Wrong person to take a chance on. 😢 6y
Meredith3 Wow! Super interesting, I‘ve gotta check this out! 6y
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