Dystopia

by Mike Oulton, Ed Griffin

Dystopia is a society of human misery, squalor, disease, terror and overcrowding. It is the opposite of Utopia.

This is a book about going to prison. Mike Oulton went to prison for trying to smuggle fifteen kilos of cocaine into the United States. Ed Griffin went to prison to cause a revolution. He wanted men to write their stories and when the public discovered the horror of prison, the walls would come tumbling down.

Mike counts the years and the days until he can get back on the street; Ed numbers the converts to his revolution. One day they meet in a classroom and neither is the same again.

434 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 19, 2007

Reviews

[Chelsey]

A decent chunk of this book takes place in the prison in my town. The author writes about his experiences in the Mexican and Canadian prisons and is a friend of mine. We also see the viewpoint of a creative writing teacher who volunteers in prisons throughout his life. Pretty vulnerable read and fairly sobering.

[Nancy Johnston · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

Good read

This book was good I enjoyed reading it. I enjoyed the story from each authors viewpoint. The ending was very positive.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book following cons and a former priest turned creative writing teacher in a prison.