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Escape: The true story of the only Westerner ever to break out of Thailand's Bangkok Hilton
Among the 600 foreigners jailed in the 'Bangkok Hilton', one man resolves to do what no other has done: Escape. This is the true story of drug smuggler David McMillan's perilous break-out from Thailand's most notorious prison. After more than a year in prison and two weeks before a near-certain death sentence, McMillan escapes, never to be seen in Thailand again.
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
April 15th 2007
by Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd.
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I thought this book was very interesting, and exciting even. it tells the story of a Western man who is convicted of drug trafficking (heroin) through the Bangkok airport, and is captured, sent to Klong Prem; The notorious prison of Thailand commonly referred to as the Bangkok Hilton. McMillan takes the reader along his journey and experiences through prison life in Thailand, ranging from the everyday social activity with the inmates, to the abuse suffered from the prison patrol. The Story focus...more
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Not a bad book. Interesting reading about the life in Bangkok Hilton.
Even with a prison sentence, if you have the money, you can still live relatively in a good condition.
Even with a prison sentence, if you have the money, you can still live relatively in a good condition.
Read on the Kindle, this book suffered from some layout bugs which meant it was difficult sometimes to quite follow what was going on: scene changes flowed on from previous paragraphs without a single break, jumping from the present to past in a very confusing manner.
The book itself is fascinating, giving a peek inside a Thai prison from someone who has, indeed, been there. You get a feeling of the atmosphere inside the jail: probably not as clear as I'd have liked, but interesting non...more
The book itself is fascinating, giving a peek inside a Thai prison from someone who has, indeed, been there. You get a feeling of the atmosphere inside the jail: probably not as clear as I'd have liked, but interesting non...more
When you first pick up Escape you know that you are going to be in for a literary treat. David McMillan skilfully guides his reader through the arduous realities of a pan-continent drug smuggler who suddenly finds himself looking at a death sentence in Thailand's notorious Klong Prem prison.
Escape is, refreshingly, not a diatribe against the harsh Thai justice system. Instead the author offers an incomparable insight into the relationships, wit and fights for survival that occurs day in, ...more
Escape is, refreshingly, not a diatribe against the harsh Thai justice system. Instead the author offers an incomparable insight into the relationships, wit and fights for survival that occurs day in, ...more
Interesting and not hypercritical as so many of the other similar books of this story are.
Not fantastically written but interesting to learn about life in Bangkok Hilton and how the guy managed to escape. Wished I'd never bought it though as I didn't realise that the guy was actually a drug dealer; I thought he was innocent. This coloured my reading and I was on the side of the authorities rather than the author - obviously not condoning the appalling treatment of prisoners though!
So I've given up on this one. I found that I couldn't get into it and it made me not wanna read. I'm not sure what it was, not a bad story and still curious how he escapes but I don't know if I'll ever find out, plain and simple I found it quite boring. Maybe one day I'll try and pick it up but for the moment on to better books.
Another book about the punishment passed out those who are stupid enough to smuggle heroin out of Thailand. Still cannot figure out ho his escape was never later punished. And I bet the guy who backed out of the escape kicked himself for years after!
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