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Summary: EXCELLENT BOOK
Review: I DO NOT FEEL SORRY FOR ANYONE TRAFFICKING DRUGS. THEY KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING CAUGHT BEFORE THEY EVER ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE DRUGS.MANY PEOPLE DIE AS A RESULT OF DRUG USE, AND MANY MURDERS ARE COMMITTED BY DRUG ADDICTS. HE PUT HIMSELF IN THAT POSITION, GOT CAUGHT. HERE IN AMERICA, WE ARE TO LENANT ON DRUG TRAFFICKERS, THEY GET CAUGHT AND ARE OUT BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. ANY WAY, BACK TO THE BOOK. IT WAS EXCELLENTLY WRITTEN AND GUTWRENCHING. A MUST READ FOR ANYONE THINKING OF SMUGGLING.
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Summary: Harrowing, but also fascinating
Review: I was leant this book from a friend and have found it impossible to forget. Warren's accounts of the horrifc things he saw and experienced were beyond anything any human being should ever go through. It has made me want to hightlight the issues he brought up and hopefully put an end to the brutailties that go on. I encourage everyone to read this book, (but don't expect to sleep well that night!).
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Summary: Read this book!
Review: I stumbled across this title while doing research for a novel set in Thailand. It brought back a lot of memories. I was in two of the jails that Warren Fellows mentioned, the year after he was there. I was there only five weeks before managing to buy my way out (my offense was relatively small). From that limited experience, I can attest to the accuracy of some of Fellow's book. The described method of injecting heroin with a ball-point pen tube, for example, is precisely what I observed (only I recall the "needle" being a sharpened bicycle pump needle rather than an old syringe). As was the status of the "Blueboys," or trusties, whom we referred to as blue shirts. Heroin was so widely available that the prisoners joked that the prison, which translated as "drug rehabilitation center," was actually the "drug redistribution center." Americans confronted not only the corrupt Thai police, but also the DEA, which dictated policy as to treatment of American prisoners. I could go on and on. I had to take a couple of long walks after I read it, thinking about all the guys--good guys, for the most part--that I left behind me at Bambud. What happened to them? Are any of them still there 20 years later? Read this book.
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Summary: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: WONDERFULL BOO
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Summary: GREAT BOOK
Review: GOOD BOOK I READ IT IN 1 DA
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Summary: Honest, Gritty, fascinating read
Review: This is a book any drug trafficker should read. What this man had to go through is horrific to say the least, even though I do feel he knew the penalties and deserved in some ways what he got" A really good read - bit dissapointed about the end.
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Summary: Unbelievable physical and spiritual survival
Review: Rarely do I read a book at one sitting, but this startling account of Warren Fellows' imprisonment was too gripping to put down! The astounding transformation from a young arrogant drug runner, to a frightened prisoner, to a submissive emotionless prison robot who witnessed unspeakable horrors, to a once again free, scarred man.....is an incredible literary journey! What the human body and spirit can withstand is truly a miracle as is evident in Warren Fellows story! This is an honest, heartbreaking memoir that takes you into the mind and soul of the author! It is a frightening journey!
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Summary: An all-too-real account of one man's hellish time in prison
Review: With "4000 Days", Warren Fellows has written a searing account of his time in Thailand's prison system. One could only call it fiction if they didn't want to believe the atrocities he describes in it could be true. No one deserves such treatment as he endured for so many years. This book is clearly and succintly written, and well worth reading. Fellow's story deserves to be told, and remembered.
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Summary: I didn't want to put it down, it was fascinating!
Review: I thought this book was extremely interesting, and I believe that it really happened. I have been to Thailand and it is a dirty place, so I can imagine the prisons. I do not condone drug trafficking, however, I think the punishment was too severe for the crime. People will never stop doing drugs, and this guy was just helping people get what they want. They would have gotten it someplace else if they didn't get it from him. Seriously folks, rapists and child molesters do way more damage and get less time in prison. I recommend this book to anyone who has an open mind and advise its readers to not be so critical, because you never know when your life might be in someone else's hands.
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Summary: Thailand through the eyes of a bitter man.
Review: This book is written through bitter memories which linger in the author--long after his release. I know people who do mission work among the prisoners in Bangkok, and some of the people they have touched claim to be the happiest people alive. Maybe life and the Bangkok prisons aren't fair, but bitterness is the cruelest slavedriver around.
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