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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

#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 👇