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Summary: Seen The Movie
Review: I haven't read the book, but I am going to search the nearest store for it. Even though it's said "Tookie" may have killed 4 people, his movie, played by Jamie Fox, touched my heart to believe Stanley is trying or has already changed His life to pattern His ways as a Man of God. I have and always will follow the path of God as so will my Mother, who is a pastor and has been for 17 years. I strongly believe Stanley has tried to make a change in His life and is truely sorry for ALL the wrong He has done over the years of His youth. I know of several youth at the time, now going older in prison, started out similar to the way Stanley started His life of hate against not having a father, drugs, and fighting.
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Summary: WOW
Review: I never read the books or heard of Stan Tookie Williams, he was already in prison about time I was born. So I had no idea what his life was about till I saw the movie. I got an understanding who he was and what he was about. I really wish I could turn back the hands of time for him so he could get a second chance. Then I realize he is getting a second chance. By getting his stories out there and his movie he's changing someone life from alife of crime. And I'm glad he turned his life around.
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Summary: WOW
Review: I never read the books or heard of Stan Tookie Williams, he was already in prison about time I was born. So I had no idea what his life was about till I saw the movie. I got an understanding who he was and what he was about. I really wish I could turn back the hands of time for him so he could get a second chance. Then I realize he is getting a second chance. By getting his stories out there and his movie he's changing someone life from alife of crime. And I'm glad he turned his life around.
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Summary: Life in Prioson
Review: I think that life in Prison is a great book because it teaches kid how to stay off drugs gangs and prison. Tookie Williams take you through prison, and tell you how your life would be if you were in Prison. In this book Tookie tell you the truth about drugs, gangs and prison. Tookie wants young people to have what he didn't have growing up., some one to tell hum the truth about prison life, and to tell him that prison was not a good place to live. Prison is not the best place because you can't see your parents, friends, and all the things you had before prison. They tell you when to eat, shower and even when to use the bathroom. At the beginning of the book Tookie William writes, " San Quentin is no place you'd ever want to be . It's a dangerous place,"....... "I use to hear Rocky tell us stories about how can prove is man hood in prison". Rocky was his best friends brother , who went in and out of jail.This shows that he was heading the wrong way. Tookie tell you the facts. " Rocky would pulls out a pictures from his wallet, and show us pictures of his friend posing in prison and looking happy, you don't have anything to do in prison. You have no freedom". Tookie Williams wrote Life in Prison, he wants to reach out to kids that don't know the truth about drugs, gangs and Prison. When I was at Horace Mann Middle School, they had prisoners who came to our school and told us the truth. They got us feeling of how our lives would be if we were in prison. The same things that they told us, Tookie also wrote about in his book. Tookie also wrote to make up for all the wrongs that he created when he formed the "Crips" gang. One thing that we hate is regret. We always have regrets of something, If you don't want to spend the rest of life in prison regretting what you did, then you should read this book.
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Summary: prison myths revealed
Review: I thought the book was very good because it did not just talk about himself. It talked about him, his friends, and others. It also told how things really are, not all those tall tales you hear on the streets. It told the truth about what goes on behind bars. I, myself, especially liked the chapter about the violence that really happens in prison. He also told about alot of experiences that he and others have had in prison. He also went into detail, like what you are allowed to have and how much or how big. Over all I thought Life in Prison was a very good book and reccomend it for other readers.
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Summary: Wow
Review: I'm sitting here watching this movie, and wow...it is amazing. I have not read the book, nor have I ever heard of him. THis story is truly amazing. You do get to a point where you feel sorry for him. I hate to say that, but it is true. I'm ordering the book right now... I bet it will be better than the movie.
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Summary: All myths about prison life is ended in this book.
Review: In this book, Life In Prison, Stanley "Tookie" Williams cofounder of the crips gang and Death Row inmate for sixteen years, offers a testimony that ends all myths about prison life in this book. In straightforward, honest prose, Williams out about what it's really like in prison-- and challenges all young people to choose the right path. Told in first person, this realistic picture of prison life is meant by the author to serve as a cautionary message for youngsters who may be misled into thinking, like he did, that prisons are so called 'gladiator', a cool and manly place to be. He does a magnificent job in describing his caged feelings, the danger, humiliations, and crime of being held in prison. Stanley Williams, convicted of four murders, does not deserve to be compared to Nelson Mandela, in my opinion for being arrested for almost no reason. While Williams says he's sorry for dropping out of school, and so on.. he never once said sorry about killing four people. I feel that Life In Prison is an outstanding bibliography of the life of Stanley Williams. I also think this book's theme is that you should watch who you hang around, and always think about what you're doing and where it could lead you to in the near future. Read Life In Prison to find out what happens on the other side of the prison wallsnd how inmates are really treated, or if you just want to learn more about The United States Justice System, Juvenile System, Law and Crime, 9-12 Sociology then this is the book for you. The strengths which this book possesses is that it's very descriptive and really tells how he feels in a formal way. The one thing that I have against this book is that it only tells one side of the story. the author, Stanley Williams, also needs to further consider the age recommendations for this book. I think that it should be 12 and up. So ask for this book and look for it in your local library. I still want to know how it is to live in prison for the rest of your life, don't you? Tyler Cook, Grade 6 newburg Middle School
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Summary: All myths about prison life is ended in this book.
Review: In this book, Life In Prison, Stanley "Tookie" Williams cofounder of the crips gang and Death Row inmate for sixteen years, offers a testimony that ends all myths about prison life in this book. In straightforward, honest prose, Williams out about what it's really like in prison-- and challenges all young people to choose the right path. Told in first person, this realistic picture of prison life is meant by the author to serve as a cautionary message for youngsters who may be misled into thinking, like he did, that prisons are so called 'gladiator', a cool and manly place to be. He does a magnificent job in describing his caged feelings, the danger, humiliations, and crime of being held in prison. Stanley Williams, convicted of four murders, does not deserve to be compared to Nelson Mandela, in my opinion for being arrested for almost no reason. While Williams says he's sorry for dropping out of school, and so on.. he never once said sorry about killing four people. I feel that Life In Prison is an outstanding bibliography of the life of Stanley Williams. I also think this book's theme is that you should watch who you hang around, and always think about what you're doing and where it could lead you to in the near future. Read Life In Prison to find out what happens on the other side of the prison wallsnd how inmates are really treated, or if you just want to learn more about The United States Justice System, Juvenile System, Law and Crime, 9-12 Sociology then this is the book for you. The strengths which this book possesses is that it's very descriptive and really tells how he feels in a formal way. The one thing that I have against this book is that it only tells one side of the story. the author, Stanley Williams, also needs to further consider the age recommendations for this book. I think that it should be 12 and up. So ask for this book and look for it in your local library. I still want to know how it is to live in prison for the rest of your life, don't you? Tyler Cook, Grade 6 newburg Middle School
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Summary: Great book for the purpose
Review: It's a great book for the purpose -- kind of a "scared straight" book, written by a life-term inmate with the street credibility of a co-founder of the Crips.
There's no insight about how Williams came to be "found guilty of killing four people in two robberies" -- maybe that would mess up potential appeals. Nor is there much insight about the gang life outside prison.
The book could benefit from mentioning the effects of a shorter term in prison, such as for robbery or drugs. The vast majority of inmates aren't in for life, but for shorter terms. By concentrating on how hard a life sentence is, does that leave an implication shorter terms are "not that bad"? Why not some discussion of how a felony conviction can cramp one's style for life, even for someone who is used to living on the edges of society?
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Summary: LiFe In PrIsOn
Review: Life in Prison In the book Life in Prison there is only one character. His name is Stanley Williams whose nickname is 'Tookie'. This character tells about his life in prison and educates people on how it is to be in prison for life. The author does a good job to express the words of Tookie. Tookie tries to send a message to all teenagers on how it is when you make bad decisions. The story kept me interested throughout the entire book. The authors Stanley Williams and Barbara Cottman Becnel did a great job on keeping my interest by writing how it is to live in a cell with a certain amount of space. The other reason it kept me interested was because the story was written in very strong words that touched your heart. My favorite part of this book was when they talked about rules that there are in prison. Of course they didn't mention all the rules, but they did mention a couple. For example they have some rules that I would of never thought they had. For example how long your fingernails can be or what size of television you can have. Another reason this story kept me interested was because they talked about hoe some people who spend day after day lose touch with reality which some of them become claustrophobic. From this book I learned how it is to be in prison. I learned how important it is to stay out of there. Not only do some people suffer from the rules there, but some people get mentally challenged because they cant realize the fact that they are in there for life! I would certainly recommend this book to my friends. I think this would be a great book to read for entertainment as well as to learn a little bit more about life in prison.
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