Chopper 2: How to Shoot Friends and Influence People

Chopper (John Blake) #2

by Mark Brandon Read

Life as the number one enemy of drug dealers, pimps, murderers, and the dregs of Tasmanian and Australian scum isn't easy. It requires finesse, class, and savoir faire. Mark Brandon Read is a man who possesses all of these attributes, combined with a deft light touch and an impressive collection of small arms. In his second volume of memoirs, Chopper comes to grips with life outside of jail and unexpected fame.

Genres: Nonfiction, True Crime, Crime

259 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read is an Australian ex-criminal who wrote a series of semi-autobiographical and fictional crime novels.
--from wikipedia

Reviews

[Neil Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The one who wins the game is the one who lives the longest. All I want to do is outlive my enemies. All I want out of life is to have the last laugh."

[Travis Kendall · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's almost impossible to figure out where the truth and bullshit are in this book, but in the end I'm not sure it really matters as this is stll a wild and entertaining book. Read just has this amazing sense of dark humor that makes you keep reading. Read may be a violent sociopath, but he's a really great writer and a fantastic storyteller. In the end it might be best to listen to Read himself "never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn".

[Bobby Daugherty · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read most of Chopper's books in 2007. I mainly remember them being a sort of criminal version of Charles Bukowski.

[Rohan Stewart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much of the same in this book as his other offerings. Bit more pizzazz in this one.