Inside Alcatraz
My Time on the Rock

This book was an inspirational tale of freedom, and how it can only truly be appreciated when it is taken away. I did find that, when the breakouts were being described that there were too many places being described (wings and corridors) which kind of lost me and I found it hard to follow what was......more

What an emotional rollercoaster of a book. It was such a pleasure to be thrown into the early 1900’s of a lifestyle that I have never been apart of or thought about. I visited Alcatraz in late 2023 and began reading this book in early 2024 after seeing it in the gift shop. Reading this story, there......more

Inside Alcatraz is the first book I have awarded five stars to in 2015, and I am doing so because it is one of the best books I have ever read. I feel as if I have lived every minute of Jim Quillen's life with him after reading this book. He is a truly remarkable man, and one I am full of respect fo......more

Interesting and good memoir about the ability to change. Makes me want to be better at not discrediting people because of past actions. Also a very eye opening look into Alcatraz and the prison system then from someone who experienced it first hand as a prisoner.......more

This was a story written by someone who was not an established or famous writer, but rather by a real-life ex-convict at one of the most notorious prisons in the U.S. This makes the story a very easy read. You are able to get into the authors mind and experience what it was like facing troubles in h......more