Scan barcode
wildflower37's review
3.0
Hmm... Heard about this book on the radio and/or in a book review. Came across it In several bookstores in Oxford, MS and other places in the south. So I was looking forward to reading this intriguing story to learn more about life with leprosy --- I didn't know it still existed. So, I found the parts that featured the individuals who called Carville their home - those who had been segregated from society because of their illness to be quite compelling. And, I know that either author has thoughts of grandiosity, which is how he came to commit fraud, so I should have been prepared for his somewhat self-serving narrative, especially in the earlier parts of the book. He does aim for redemption by the end, so that part got easier. Overall, most interesting to learn about this hidden society rather than his role in it. But I coommend his eventual honesty and desire to do right. I hope he was able to be successful in that.
booksmarttn's review
4.0
Not the best written, but fascinating story about the last home for lepers in the U.S. While a while part of the vast campus was also a federal prison. This is the story of one of the prisoners, who found himself living with lepers.
liloud0626's review
4.0
As a journalist, White clearly knows how to tell a story. I just wish that he had let the reader in on his growing sense of humility a little earlier on. A good story of white collar crime and redemption, but an even better story of "there, but for the grace of God, go I."
kk0sanda's review
5.0
This is probably one of my favorite books in a while. Captivating, easy to pick up, impactful.
dundermifflin's review
As much as I wanted to learn the stories of the residents of the last "leper colony" in America that also housed a minimum security prison, I couldn't get past the author's breast-beating and mea culpas, and poor writing. Although he self-identifies as a "journalist," he is much more a publisher than reporter. Sorry that I had to let this one go.
readalot662f9's review
As much as I wanted to learn the stories of the residents of the last "leper colony" in America that also housed a minimum security prison, I couldn't get past the author's breast-beating and mea culpas, and poor writing. Although he self-identifies as a "journalist," he is much more a publisher than reporter. Sorry that I had to let this one go.
pogue's review
1.0
This got a DNF from me. I could not handle how the author wined about not having Egyptian cotton sheets.
More...