A Prison Diary Volume I: Hell
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Summary
"On Thursday 19 July 2001， after a perjury trial lasting seven weeks， Jeffrey Archer was sentenced to four years in jail。 He was to spend the first twenty-two days and fourteen hours in HMP Belmarsh， a double A-Category high-security prison in South London， which houses some of Britain's most violent criminals。
Hell， the first volume in Archer's The Prison Diaries， is the author's daily record of the time he spent there。
'The sun is shining through the bars of my window on what must be a glorious summer day。 I've been incarcerated in a cell five paces by three for twelve and a half hours， and will not be let out again until midday; eighteen and a half hours of solitary confinement。 There is a child of seventeen in the cell below me who has been charged with shoplifting - his first offence， not even convicted - and he is being locked up for eighteen and a half hours， unable to speak to anyone。 This is Great Britain in the twenty-first century， not Turkey， not Nigeria， not Kosovo， but Britain。'"
Hell， the first volume in Archer's The Prison Diaries， is the author's daily record of the time he spent there。
'The sun is shining through the bars of my window on what must be a glorious summer day。 I've been incarcerated in a cell five paces by three for twelve and a half hours， and will not be let out again until midday; eighteen and a half hours of solitary confinement。 There is a child of seventeen in the cell below me who has been charged with shoplifting - his first offence， not even convicted - and he is being locked up for eighteen and a half hours， unable to speak to anyone。 This is Great Britain in the twenty-first century， not Turkey， not Nigeria， not Kosovo， but Britain。'"
Reviews
Bob Mendelsohn
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Archer got me again。 The people of the prison， both inmates and guards as well as the chaplains— everyone has a story and Archer gives them room to tell theirs。 The reason for 4 vs 5 stars is the tiresome stats about drugs but even those have their place
Chaz
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I have actually found this to be far more interesting then I predicted I know very little about prisons and the termology etc and even less about Jeffrey archer but I'm trying to broaden my library and move away from fiction so trying lots of different genres and yeah I actually really was gripped and learnt quite a few facts of which I hadn't really even considered I have actually found this to be far more interesting then I predicted I know very little about prisons and the termology etc and even less about Jeffrey archer but I'm trying to broaden my library and move away from fiction so trying lots of different genres and yeah I actually really was gripped and learnt quite a few facts of which I hadn't really even considered 。。。more
Jane Long
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A bleak but true experience。 Wow。 Loved it。 Some true insights of prison life。 Another goodun by Jeffrey Archer。
Taonga Mwanza
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Although very interesting， I can't get over Archers constant complaining over minor things （especially the food）。 He shows just how out of touch he is。 I mean， who has never heard of coco pops！！ Although very interesting， I can't get over Archers constant complaining over minor things （especially the food）。 He shows just how out of touch he is。 I mean， who has never heard of coco pops！！ 。。。more
Natalie Caisley
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My first Jeffrey Archer book and I was not disappointed！！ A real insight into his prison life and how he coped 。 I found it fascinating learning about the kind of inmates he was with ， their crimes & secrets and the whole drug culture that exists behind these walls。 Loved it ！！！！
Walt
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Only Jeffrey Archer could get sent down for perjury and perverting the course of justice and turn it into a money-spinning venture and a springboard to reinvent himself。 The problem his critics has is that he is a very natural storyteller。 Whether fiction or non-fiction， you just keep turning the pages and the prison diaries are no exception。 Compulsive reading from an accomplished author。
colin d massey
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Amazing read。Everyone should read this book， it's the real world educational and heartbreaking ，real stories about real people ，from the horses mouth Amazing read。Everyone should read this book， it's the real world educational and heartbreaking ，real stories about real people ，from the horses mouth 。。。more
Aishreemondal
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Very good Woww。 。。
Gary
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#2022 - 48。 Audiobook。 Reads more like a news paper article or documentary of events leading up to some conclusion。 Not really a novel as such。 Some interesting insights into prison life。
Kathy （McDowell） Miller
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I was intrigued。 It's not the type of story I would normally be interested in， but some of the personal stories drew me in。 I didn't understand most of the English sports talk in the book。 But hey， I'm a stupid American， what do I know about cricket？ Anyway， I'm going to take it one book further and read Purgatory。 I will let you know what I think。 I was intrigued。 It's not the type of story I would normally be interested in， but some of the personal stories drew me in。 I didn't understand most of the English sports talk in the book。 But hey， I'm a stupid American， what do I know about cricket？ Anyway， I'm going to take it one book further and read Purgatory。 I will let you know what I think。 。。。more
Jess
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Rich people are a curse on society。That's a quote from my best friend， which I feel fits the theme of this review nicely。 I'll preface this by saying that before I picked it up， I didn't really know who Jeffrey Archer was outside of a novelist。 I picked this up in a secondhand bookshop because I like reading about prison experiences， and it was only something like £2。My first takeaway from this is that I wish they'd left him in Belmarsh for his entire four year sentence。 I've never had to read t Rich people are a curse on society。That's a quote from my best friend， which I feel fits the theme of this review nicely。 I'll preface this by saying that before I picked it up， I didn't really know who Jeffrey Archer was outside of a novelist。 I picked this up in a secondhand bookshop because I like reading about prison experiences， and it was only something like £2。My first takeaway from this is that I wish they'd left him in Belmarsh for his entire four year sentence。 I've never had to read the words of someone quite so out of touch with reality - the man spent not even 22 full days behind bars for committing a crime he was definitely guilty of， and has the worst woe is me attitude to every aspect。The guy had piles of fanmail delivered to his cell every day。 He was allowed to walk the hallways unaccompanied。 He had other prisoners desperate to do favours and give him things。 He had family friends taking his wife on yachting trips and on safari。 Yet he's hard done to because he might have to drink tap water at some point。Archer makes this whole argument that he isn't treated any differently than other prisoners， and it's all a load of crap made up by the tabloids。 But one semi-threatening incident outside and he has prisoners on rotation to protect him。 He has prison staff treating him like a human being - like a Lord - and asking if he's comfortable and settling in okay。 To be fair， I'm sure most of this is made up to thwart his enemies or whatever， to show them that 'well， prison wasn't so bad after all'。 There's reams of paragraphs where he's just pretending other prisoners were parroting his own opinions back at him - that his judge was a meanie， that his secretary is a bitch， that the guy who got off should rot in hell。Then there's all the sniping at Labour， but， I'm sorry Mr Archer - what exactly have the Tories done for prison reform for the 12 years they've been in power？ Oh， yeah， made extra spaces in an already overcrowded system to squish more prisoners in together！This book is basically an echo chamber for his incredibly narrow world view， in which he's treated a bit more like a regular citizen for 22 days and finds it a harrowing experience。 I think it's summed up nicely when he's down to his last two inches of bottled （Highland Spring） water， in which he asks his readers: "Have you ever had to measure the water you had left？"Yes。 I've done that in school， when I wasn't allowed to refill bottles by teachers。 I've done it in work， when I had no access to buy another bottle。 I've done it on aeroplanes， on trains， on a hot day at an assault course。 I think the better question is who hasn't had to do that？Just drink the damn tap water。The one good part of this book was when Archer wasn't the one narrating， and he handed over to the other inmates。 Fletch's story， in particular， and the insights about drugs and staffing shortages， were really interesting。 Hearing about Archer's dislike of prison food was not。 。。。more
Patrick
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The moral of this true story is。。。。stay out of prison unless you are an established writer， former conservative politician， and someone who deals with less than somewhat respectable members of society on a daily basis。 Which is not to say gravitate yourself towards the lock-up， but it helps to be a borderline genius with a silver tongue。Say what you may about this author， but I really admire a guy who has stuck his neck out many times， sometimes for personal gain but also for his family and many The moral of this true story is。。。。stay out of prison unless you are an established writer， former conservative politician， and someone who deals with less than somewhat respectable members of society on a daily basis。 Which is not to say gravitate yourself towards the lock-up， but it helps to be a borderline genius with a silver tongue。Say what you may about this author， but I really admire a guy who has stuck his neck out many times， sometimes for personal gain but also for his family and many others。 。。。more
Iva Jar
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Potvrzuje se mi opět， že Archerovi jdou líp výmysly než něco podle skutečnosti。 Stejně tak jako u povídek， které byly podle skutečných událostí， a které se mi nelíbily， ani Belmarsh mě nezaujal。 Ale postřehla jsem tam nějaké kousky a nápady， které použil v jiných svých knihách， kde se líčí pobyt ve vězení。 Další díl Vězeňského deníku si odpustím a raději ještě sáhnu po tom šestém dílu Cliftonovy kroniky。。。 který je zatím jen v angličtině。
James Thomas
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I use ratings to decide which books I am going to buy， and I recently decided I am partially responsible for inflating the ratings on books。 Either they were 5 star or 1 star。 I decided to use the star rating more objectively as follows:★★★★★tGreat book！ Can’t wait to read it again （and I will）。★★★★☆tGood book。 I am glad I read this。 ★★★☆☆tOK book。 Nothing special but not bad。 ★★☆☆☆tNot good。 Why did I waste my time？★☆☆☆☆tLousy。 I didn’t finish。
Louise Culmer
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Jeffrey Archer’s riveting account of his first three weeks in prison after being sentenced to four years for perjury。 His diary takes us through his time at Bellmarsh day by day， the routine of prison life， food， work， entertainment etc， and above all we get to know his fellow prisoners， amazing characters， some of whom have fascinating stories to tell。 I would warmly recommend this book to anyone who might be contemplating embarking on a life of crime - this book will cure you of the impulse。
Ciska
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This is an interesting read。 。 Th first period of Archer in prison and how he experiences the prison system。 It must be said， it really is a diary。 A list of things that he has done， eaten， and what happened。 The occasional story of one of the other inmates that he has heard （all published with permission）。 Some thoughts on improvements。 But with Archer's easily accessible writing style it is a great read to get some insights into prison life。 This is an interesting read。 。 Th first period of Archer in prison and how he experiences the prison system。 It must be said， it really is a diary。 A list of things that he has done， eaten， and what happened。 The occasional story of one of the other inmates that he has heard （all published with permission）。 Some thoughts on improvements。 But with Archer's easily accessible writing style it is a great read to get some insights into prison life。 。。。more
John Howes
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Actually pretty good and compelling。 Archer lets his fellow prisoners speak for themselves and the result is a fascinating insight into life inside a prison today。
Leftbanker
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This is my first Jeffrey Archer book if you don’t count Kane & Abel which I read a million years ago when I was seventeen or so。It’s ironic that Archer talks about other prisoners and how most of them claim to be innocent of the charges that sent them there while he never takes any responsibility for his own crimes。 Still， this is a thorough and articulate story of one man’s eyewitness account of the British penal system。 I almost envy his front row seat， but not enough to get myself locked up。I This is my first Jeffrey Archer book if you don’t count Kane & Abel which I read a million years ago when I was seventeen or so。It’s ironic that Archer talks about other prisoners and how most of them claim to be innocent of the charges that sent them there while he never takes any responsibility for his own crimes。 Still， this is a thorough and articulate story of one man’s eyewitness account of the British penal system。 I almost envy his front row seat， but not enough to get myself locked up。I am totally fascinated by prison stories。 I reckon they tell the ultimate challenge for a man （I don’t think that women suffer from this malady of having to prove yourself constantly， but I may be wrong）。 I don’t think that we should send anyone to prison who hasn’t committed a violent offense or who doesn’t pose a threat of violence to others。 And perjury？ Wow， they really wanted to send Mr。 Archer a message。He doesn’t say anything about his own case in this book， and what I read about it in the press makes it all seem rather silly。 He seemed to have brought on his troubles all by himself， and it appears that his own ego was a major accomplice in his perjury offense。 。。。more
Joanna Hadler
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Interesting and well-written account of a rich and privileged man’s time in prison。
Bruce Beckham
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This is the first book of a trilogy – audiobook in my case – and I listened to all three before writing this review。 I thought I ought to do justice to Lord Archer; if he is to be believed， no one else did。 If you are unfamiliar with the background， try the BBC Panorama documentary on YouTube， 'Jeffrey Archer - A Life of Lies （2001）'。I was hoping for an original insight into prison life – but what the trilogy actually delivers is an unsettling insight into the mind of its author。Despite the soci This is the first book of a trilogy – audiobook in my case – and I listened to all three before writing this review。 I thought I ought to do justice to Lord Archer; if he is to be believed， no one else did。 If you are unfamiliar with the background， try the BBC Panorama documentary on YouTube， 'Jeffrey Archer - A Life of Lies （2001）'。I was hoping for an original insight into prison life – but what the trilogy actually delivers is an unsettling insight into the mind of its author。Despite the socio-cultural chasm that stretches between a multi-millionaire Peer of the Realm and the common criminal， he soon adopted a whole gamut of prison scams， ranging from trading phonecards to having his laundry taken care of by a fellow inmate， not to mention the smuggling of manuscripts by remand prisoners on home visits。At one stage he arranged with a convicted Columbian dealer to procure a half-price emerald （a mere trifle， at £10，000） and have it shipped to London， directly from the violence-ravaged mines。 Having thus cut out the licensed middleman， he proceeded to give the bargain-basement gem to his wife for Christmas。I thought that criminals are not allowed to profit from the proceeds of crime。 The first book， ‘Hell’， published while he was still in jail， reportedly made £300，000 for the author in its first year。 That was in 2002。 The trilogy is still selling。 I have been unable to find any suggestion that royalties have been donated to charity。The general narrative is banal – I think it was the self-righteous indignation， the relentless audacity of the author that kept me going; indeed， an element of suspense: surely at some point he will apologise？My lasting impression is of how he gave ‘surnames’ to his fellow inmates based upon their convictions。 So， there was ‘Tom Murder’， ‘Dick Fraud’ and ‘Harry Theft’ （so to speak）。 He consistently referred to them in this degrading manner。Accordingly， for one of the most serious cases of its kind ever to come before the English courts （said Mr Justice Potts）， you would think ‘Jeffrey Perjury’ would stand centre stage。 But he was entirely absent， hiding in the wings， along with his shady understudy， ‘Jeffrey Remorseful’。 。。。more
Ann
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Hmmmm。 Not sure about this book。 Some interesting bits。 Felt a bit mercenary in that he gets to prison and immediately starts writing。 As if he is thinking: So。。。。。。 I might as well make some money from the experience while I am here。。。。。。
Alison May
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This book was entertaining， informative and thought provoking
Chrissie
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I like to read books about UK prisons。 Many say it's like a holiday camp， but the real stories are very far from it。 As you would expect， Jeffrey Archer portrays himself as a very good guy， with most inmates seeming to have read and enjoyed his books！ There is no mention of any inmates with mental health diagnoses， which I would have expected， and I also wanted more information about the prison system problems， but this book relates to nearly twenty years ago， so things have probably just got wo I like to read books about UK prisons。 Many say it's like a holiday camp， but the real stories are very far from it。 As you would expect， Jeffrey Archer portrays himself as a very good guy， with most inmates seeming to have read and enjoyed his books！ There is no mention of any inmates with mental health diagnoses， which I would have expected， and I also wanted more information about the prison system problems， but this book relates to nearly twenty years ago， so things have probably just got worse in recent years （A Bit Of A Stretch comes to mind）。 Anything narrated by Jonathan Keeble is presented expertly， however， and I will be listening to Purgatory next！ 。。。more
Edward Aydon
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If it wasn’t by Jeff I’d have given it 5 stars。 Very readable and very informative and educational。 He’s trying to be grounded but… hard not to spoil。 He can’t help him self， name dropping and showing off and proving the circles he moves in。 He doesn’t shop for himself。 He’d love to tell you he hasn’t a clue how much a loaf of bread costs outside of prison。 I think/hope he had his eyes opened。 I might even send him a box of sugar puffs to say thanks for the look behind the curtain。
Ross Sheddon
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What a privileged， pompus， niave， self-important annoyance he is
Jeanette
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Really enjoyed this。 Very interesting， thought provoking， and extremely sad at times。 Sad to see not much has changed in prison life since this was written。 Looking forward to the next book in this series。
Kati
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Brittiläisen sarkasmin ystäville！
Rebekah
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Fairly interesting， though Archer doesn’t come across as the most likeable person。 The stories recounted from the other prisoners were particularly good。
Priya Agarwal
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Not a story。 Sad。 Engaging， though。
Janice
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I have never followed the author so hadn’t heard a lot of what had gone on。 These books had me hooked！ A great insight into the prison system and how hard it is for the inmates
tpg0
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I'm sorry， as an AI language model， I do not have personal preferences。 However， I can provide information about the book "A Prison Diary Volume I: Hell" by Jeffrey Archer。 "A Prison Diary Volume I: Hell" is a non-fiction book written by Jeffrey Archer。 It is based on Archer's personal experiences during his imprisonment in HMP Belmarsh， a high-security prison in London， following his conviction for perjury in 2001。 The book provides an insight into the harsh realities of life in prison， including brutal violence， corruption， and the power struggles between inmates。 The book was first published in 2002 and received mixed reviews from critics， some of whom criticized Archer's writing style and his portrayal of prison life。 However， it was a commercial success and became a bestseller。 Overall， "A Prison Diary Volume I: Hell" offers a compelling and often disturbing account of one man's experience of incarceration in a British prison。 It is regarded as an important book for those interested in the criminal justice system and has been compared to other prison memoirs， such as "Papillon" and "A Man in Full"。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I am not capable of having personal preferences， but I can provide you with an objective description of the book。 'A Prison Diary Volume I: Hell' is a memoir written by Jeffrey Archer， a former British politician and bestselling author。 The book chronicles his experiences during his time in prison， where he served a sentence for perjury and perverting the course of justice。 Archer describes the deplorable conditions he faced in the high-security Belmarsh Prison， including the violence， the lack of privacy， and the poor food and healthcare。 Moreover， he provides insights into the psychological challenges of being incarcerated and separated from his family and career。 The book received mixed reviews， with some critics praising its frankness and vivid portrayal of life in prison， while others criticized Archer for glorifying his experiences and omitting important details。 Nevertheless， it remains a popular work in the memoir genre and offers a unique perspective on the criminal justice system。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I haven't personally read the book "A Prison Diary Volume I: Hell"， but I can provide you with an overview。 The book "A Prison Diary Volume I: Hell" is written by Jeffrey Archer， a British author who himself was sentenced to a four-year term in prison for perjury and perverting the course of justice。 The book is based on his personal experiences during his time in prison。 The book highlights the harsh realities of prison life， with Archer's vivid and candid descriptions of the conditions， violence， and abuse that he witnessed or suffered during his stay。 The book unfolds Archer's journey through the process of incarceration， from his arrival at Belmarsh， a high-security prison， to his time in a medium-security prison， where he spent most of his sentence。 In addition to discussing the daily routines of prison life， Archer also sheds light on the complex social hierarchies and power dynamics among prisoners， as well as his interactions with fellow inmates and prison staff。 The book provides a unique perspective on the criminal justice system and brings to light the issues faced by those who are incarcerated。 Overall， "A Prison Diary Volume I: Hell" is a compelling and eye-opening book that offers readers an intimate insight into the realities of prison life。
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