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A review by irenesuamar
The Prison Book Club by Ann Walmsley
3.0
Ann Walmsley tells the true story of her visits to two prisons to help her friend Carol Finlay with the book club she has set-up. It is interesting to read about her feeling and interactions with the inmates. While I enjoy the discussions of each book that she recalls and found that all the inmates kind of merge into one in my head and couldn't tell them apart.
I enjoy the reading about the discussion about books I have read and I made a note about a few books I would like to read based on the book club. The book reflects the author job of being a columnist reviewing books.
I was pretty impressed with the description of Carol Finlay, she seems a remarkable woman! As obviously, as a person who likes reading, I was very pleased with the effect of reading on the inmates that Ann described as well as the research to back it up.
Over all, it is an ok book. It is not something that I will be recommending to strongly but nice to read a true story that isnt depressing (as most are).
I enjoy the reading about the discussion about books I have read and I made a note about a few books I would like to read based on the book club. The book reflects the author job of being a columnist reviewing books.
I was pretty impressed with the description of Carol Finlay, she seems a remarkable woman! As obviously, as a person who likes reading, I was very pleased with the effect of reading on the inmates that Ann described as well as the research to back it up.
Over all, it is an ok book. It is not something that I will be recommending to strongly but nice to read a true story that isnt depressing (as most are).