Chopper 2: How to Shoot Friends and Influence People

Chopper (John Blake) #2

by Mark Brandon Read

An underworld executioner and notorious criminal, Read—also known as Chopper—vowed never to return to prison after his first release. He became a bizarre celebrity as his autobiography, Chopper , became a bestseller. Six months later he was back in jail writing this second installment of his violent exploits.

Genres: Nonfiction, True Crime, Crime

271 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read is an Australian ex-criminal who wrote a series of semi-autobiographical and fictional crime novels.
--from wikipedia

Reviews

[Neil Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The one who wins the game is the one who lives the longest. All I want to do is outlive my enemies. All I want out of life is to have the last laugh."

[Travis Kendall · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's almost impossible to figure out where the truth and bullshit are in this book, but in the end I'm not sure it really matters as this is stll a wild and entertaining book. Read just has this amazing sense of dark humor that makes you keep reading. Read may be a violent sociopath, but he's a really great writer and a fantastic storyteller. In the end it might be best to listen to Read himself "never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn".

[Bobby Daugherty · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read most of Chopper's books in 2007. I mainly remember them being a sort of criminal version of Charles Bukowski.

[Rohan Stewart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much of the same in this book as his other offerings. Bit more pizzazz in this one.