5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and Informative.

C. · 6 May 2021

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read

B. · 18 February 2021

Great for Orange is the new black fans. I bought the second hand version and it arrived in perfect condition.

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt read

A.C. · 13 September 2016

Really enjoyed reading this book and understanding the events from Wolters point of view. Could hardly put this book down! I found Wolters really quite funny but also heartbreaking at the same time. Good read!

3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed it

A.C. · 18 August 2018

Not as good as Orange is the New Black, but still a worthwhile read. Would read Piper Kerman’s book first.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!

T.M. · 17 September 2016

Amazing book and gives a good background for the Netflix show

5.0 out of 5 stars Very intriguing

C. · 8 April 2022

I’m 4 hours in and it’s such a good book, I loved orange the new black and this book does not disappointA must for any orange the new black fans

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth a read

l. · 29 September 2017

Really enjoyed the book. I do feel like the ending was a bit rushed and I did get lost in a few chapters but I really did like reading it very different from orange is the new black. I love how we see how cleary (alex) side and how she got caught up in the drug smuggling ring would definitely recommend to any orange is the new black book or TV show fan happy reading.📙

1.0 out of 5 stars The chapters were upside down half way through the book ...

s.h. · 24 August 2016

The chapters were upside down half way through the book and then I have to pay postage to send it back as faulty. Not impressed

Mit sich selbst im Reinen

G.R. · 13 November 2019

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An interesting read

H. · 25 July 2015

Always good to hear the other side of the story. Although Piper gets all the hype for Orange is the new black, I actually enjoyed this book more than Pipers.

Early and perfect timing and perfect condition

C.M. · 24 December 2023

It arrived early and just in time for Christmas! Excellent condition and my wife will love it.

A SOBERING JOURNEY

L.S. · 19 December 2015

Our story begins in 2013, with our author/narrator in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the home in which she grew up. She is looking back on the events that shaped much of her adult life.We are then transported back to February 1993, in Paris, as the crazy world of drug smuggling unfolds. We see the intricacies, the complexities, the minutiae of each aspect of the plans, including how many others are involved. Like a unique kind of staging event, the couriers have their own part, and it all happens in tandem.It started for Cleary in Africa, where she met her sister Hester’s fiancé…he was the head of the organization. He called the shots, and a certain amount of fear was involved.Back and forth we go, following each series of assignments, and Piper Kerman (Orange is the New Black) comes into the story when Cleary and associates are back in Massachusetts after one of the trips.The events transpire over a rather brief period of time. And then it all ends. Cleary is out, and beginning a new life in Vermont, where she is renovating a carriage house. She has a new business with computers and technology. It is 1996. She feels she can breathe again.Then the proverbial chickens come home to roost, and on an ordinary day, as she is at the bank, a fleet of SUVs block her in, the marshals surround her, and she is arrested.Her new journey in the prison system begins.Out of Orange: A Memoir was suspenseful from the very first pages, and even knowing how it would all turn out, it was fascinating to see how many ways in which everything could go wrong. I felt compassion for those in the “game,” as most were there for seemingly legitimate reasons….the need of money, helping a friend, or protecting someone. But it seemed inevitable that everything would go wrong at some point, as none of the plans seemed well orchestrated. Too many human errors could bring the whole house of cards down at any point.My heart went out to each person trapped in the world of her own making, and even familiar with the show that sprang from Piper’s book, I was touched once again by the unfairness of a system that imposes “mandatory minimum” sentences that are equal in severity to those of hardened and violent criminals. This author’s writing was riveting and kept me turning pages, even as I suspected how everything would finally play out. A 5 star read for me.

Very poorly written too much boring detail

T.D. · 14 September 2015

This is the worst written book I've ever read. It goes to show people with interesting life stories should hire professional writers to write their memoirs. What made this story so bad was how the author went into extremely boring detail about what she ate, what her cats ate, how she prepared cat food etc. but then glossed over important parts of the story. The second half of the book was somewhat better but still only two stars.