Fish : A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison (Paperback)

from mikerr

This compelling memoir tells the story of an adolescent who goes a bit off the rails (not so uncommon, really), and he ends up in prison as a consequence. There, his latent homosexuality can no longer be hidden and he is preyed on by older, stronger inmates. At time hard to read, always hard to p...

from hendy

Great book, can't imagine living through something like that. The last 50 pages I couldn't put the book down. Warning: parts are very graphic but necessary to the integrity of the novel. I have to admit though this is the first novel I read where I noticed several gramatical mistakes that were so...

from fountain

This was an exceptionally well written & captivating view behind the bars of America's (& probably everyone's) jails and prisons. The topic is absolutely heartwrenching. The character depth and completeness of the story does a wonderful job of communicating such an important topic.

from mikerr

This compelling memoir tells the story of an adolescent who goes a bit off the rails (not so uncommon, really), and he ends up in prison as a consequence. There, his latent homosexuality can no longer be hidden and he is preyed on by older, stronger inmates. At time hard to read, always hard to p...

from hendy

Great book, can't imagine living through something like that. The last 50 pages I couldn't put the book down. Warning: parts are very graphic but necessary to the integrity of the novel. I have to admit though this is the first novel I read where I noticed several gramatical mistakes that were so...