Welcome to Litsy!

The 3rd book in the '60s/'70s trilogy of novelisations of the cult TV show, this was better than the 2nd offering by McDaniel, but the 1st novel by Disch stands head-and-shoulders taller.
This installment by Stine (now Jean Marie, not Hank 💖🏳️‍⚧️💖) had some mischaracterisations, & focused somewhat on contemporary hippie/square generational conflict, but overall was a worthwhile read. If you're not a super-fan of the show, I'd stick to the Disch

This was a less proficient novelisation than Thomas Disch's, but not entirely unsuccessful.
The dialogue was not quite as crisply sparring, but was close enough. The main supporting character this time was Number Six's Lotus Seven kit car, driven by him in the iconic opening titles of the TV show.
Another of Mrs. B's indulgences of my Prisoner fandom was the gift of a track day at Silverstone where I got to drive the successor vehicle, a ⬇️

Onto the 2nd of The Prisoner novelisations, & an inauspicious start as the first word, "Drake," has me grinding my teeth ?

John Drake was the name of actor Patrick McGooghan's character in his earlier TV series, Danger Man, & as well-loved as that series & character were, McGooghan made it clear in press releases prior to the airing of The Prisoner that the new protagonist Number Six was NOT Drake!

I'll calm my inner nerd & see what develops!

SUPER excited about this one…. I‘m a huge follower of those who have been exonerated from being wrongfully imprisoned and here‘s yet another story told….

#antiracistbookfestival
I really have enjoyed these virtual opportunities, bright spot in the pandemic. Very interesting and heartbreaking to listen to this man who spent 40+ years in prison, in solitary.
*best quote “the mouth will say anything, the ass is the proof”. Yup

A vile street criminal who was already in prison and probably would've stayed there for the rest of his life anyway is falsely accused of killing a prison guard, and spends forty-four years in solitary confinement. What follows is a 414-page exercise in self-pity. Those gullible enough to fall for this nonsense are also dumb enough to enjoy Robin DiAngelo's "White Fragility." But for those who like to think, you might want to skip this one.

#12Booksof2920 #Day3
I had to put this book down & take a break so many times. I did not report on it in Litsy; too raw, violent, claustrophobic,stunning, visceral, gut wrenching- even these words are not powerful enough.This extraordinary man, Woodfox, survived 40+ years in Louisiana‘s notorious Angola prison in solitary confinement for the murder a prison guard,which he did not commit.#Angola3. Nominated for National Book Award & Nobel Prize.

#CrushTheRush #ProgressItDecember

5⭐️

Wow! What an inspiration to what the human spirit can endure, overcome & rise above. This is one that will stay with me forever.

As someone who, once upon a time, had aspirations of becoming a lawyer, the repeated acts of prosecutorial misconduct, heinous acts of compliant racism & hate repeatedly shown to #AlbertWoodfox #TheAngolaThree, as well as countless others, break my ♥️ & boil my 🩸

📸 c/o Google

Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob, and degrade them, neither persons nor poverty will be safe. - Frederick Douglas

#StowePrize2020 #AlbertWoodfox #AngolaThree#HarrietBeecherStoweHouse
Viewed this interview tonight with my family. Timely, powerful, thought provoking. In awe of this man‘s endurance, resilience, activism, & advocacy for himself & others,during his horrific 40+ years in solitary confinement at the notorious Angola prison in Louisiana. The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center of Hartford, Connecticut, awarded Woodfox with 2020 Stowe Prize.