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A review by kathleenitpdx
End of Story by Peter Abrahams
3.0
A fun suspense read.
Although I kept challenging the main premise of someone teaching writing in a prison. Having read [b:Crossing the Yard: Thirty Years as a Prison Volunteer|1767657|Crossing the Yard Thirty Years as a Prison Volunteer|Richard Shelton|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348431428s/1767657.jpg|1765759], an amazing book by [a:Richard Shelton|157463|Richard Shelton|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] about his experiences teaching writing in an Arizona prison and having heard about the experiences of someone who has taught writing at San Quentin, the set up in this story does not ring true. But maybe they do things differently in New York.
Although I kept challenging the main premise of someone teaching writing in a prison. Having read [b:Crossing the Yard: Thirty Years as a Prison Volunteer|1767657|Crossing the Yard Thirty Years as a Prison Volunteer|Richard Shelton|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348431428s/1767657.jpg|1765759], an amazing book by [a:Richard Shelton|157463|Richard Shelton|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] about his experiences teaching writing in an Arizona prison and having heard about the experiences of someone who has taught writing at San Quentin, the set up in this story does not ring true. But maybe they do things differently in New York.