The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

10.1 - Go to Jail
Read a book in which a main character is or was in jail, a detention center, a death camp, or imprisoned in some way. People who work or live in a jail would work, too. So will ex-cons. The Goodreads description or reviews should mention jail, prison, prisoner, inmate, imprisonment, incarceration, detention. work camp, death camp, ex-con, etc. This list might give you some ideas: Prison Books
These would work: Al Capone Does My Shirts, Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian, True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall, Zone: A Prison Camp Guard's Story, True Blue
Required: If the Goodreads description doesn't make it obvious, explain how your book fits the task when you post.

These books work:

Orange Is the New Black
Half Bad
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
The Art of Making Money: The Story of a Master Counterfeiter
Ransom
Fugitive
Void Moon
The Racketeer
Rose Under Fire
Throne of Glass
The Green Mile
The Palace Job
Guarded: Surviving as a Female Prison Officer: A Memoir
Tongues of Serpents
Holes
American Gods
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Round Robin
From the Dead
Jimmy The Kid
An Officer and a Spy
Unravel Me
Brute
Lincoln's Grave Robbers
House of Mystery, Vol. 1: Room and Boredom
Schindler's List
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Stolen by Kelley Armstrong

These won't work:

An Inconvenient Affair - military reform school won't work
Different Seasons - collection of novellas, only one of which fits the theme of the task
Twelve Years a Slave - slavery doesn't really fit

This thread is now open!

Will Orange Is the New Black work?

Prajakta wrote: "Will Orange Is the New Black work?"

It certainly will!

will this one work main character held in a cage Half Bad

JennRenee wrote: "will this one work main character held in a cage Half Bad"

Yeah, I'd say that's imprisoned! Sounds like an interesting story.

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn ??

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "JennRenee wrote: "will this one work main character held in a cage Half Bad"

Yeah, I'd say that's imprisoned! Sounds like an interesting story."

thanks so much!

Will this one work? The Art of Making Money: The Story of a Master Counterfeiter

Ransom

The plot description mentions abduction and being held as captives.

Delmy =^.^= wrote: " One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn ??"

That works.

Valorie wrote: "Will this one work? The Art of Making Money: The Story of a Master Counterfeiter"

It will.

Susan A wrote: "Ransom

The plot description mentions abduction and being held as captives."

Yep, that works.

Hi Kristi I was wondering if this would work for this task

Fugitive by Phillip Margolin

or

John Grisham's

Sheila wrote: "Hi Kristi I was wondering if this would work for this task

Fugitive by Phillip Margolin

or

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Either of those would work.

Karen wrote: "John Grisham's "

That works.

Thanks Kristi

Would this work?
Rose Under Fire

if anyone wnats a pretty good YA historical fiction - Dark Triumph - the hero (Beast) is held prisoner for the first portion of the book - and bonus, the first book in the series has someone in a red dress, that fits one of the 30 point tasks (I think)

I just want to check would work?

The Green Mile by Stephen King

Would The Palace Job be okay? The description mentions the main character was in prison.

Deborah wrote: "Would this work?
Rose Under Fire"

Yes, being held in a concentration camp works.

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I just want to check would work?"

Yep, "serving a year of hard labor in the salt mines for her crimes" works.

Claire wrote: "The Green Mile by Stephen King"

That definitely works.

Lulu wrote: "Would The Palace Job be okay? The description mentions the main character was in prison."

It does. So, yes, that works.

Would Guarded: Surviving as a Female Prison Officer: A Memoir to be ok?

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Would Guarded: Surviving as a Female Prison Officer: A Memoir to be ok?"

Yes, that works.

Judy wrote: "Would Tongues of Serpents work? They are transported to a prison colony in Australia. Thanks!"

Yes, that works!

This may be pushing it, but would Holes work?

Didn't get American Gods read for winter so would it work here since Shadow starts out in prison and makes references to it throughout first part of book at least, I still haven't finished it. Thanks

Stacie wrote: "This may be pushing it, but would Holes work?"

That's not pushing it. I was actually thinking of Holes when I added (juvenile) detention to the task. ;-) It works.

Cindy wrote: "Didn't get American Gods read for winter so would it work here since Shadow starts out in prison and makes references to it throughout first part of book at least, I still haven't finis..."

Yes, that works.

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Stacie wrote: "This may be pushing it, but would Holes work?"

That's not pushing it. I was actually thinking of Holes when I added (juvenile) detention to the task. ;-) I..."

Yeah! Thanks!

Would Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?

Jenifer wrote: "Would Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?"

It would, yes.

The Shawshank Redemption

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Jenifer wrote: "Would Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?"

It would, yes."

Thanks!

Tanya wrote: "The Shawshank Redemption"

Sorry, Tanya, The Shawshank Redemption was actually a novella written by Stephen King (called Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption). I don't see a stand-alone print version of just that story. The book you've linked to is a critical analysis of the film of the same name. So that won't work (not to mention the fact that it's under 100 pages). The only print version of the story I can find is in a collection of novellas called Different Seasons and, since not all of the short stories in that collection fit the theme of the task, that book won't work. So, unless I'm missing something, The Shawshank Redemption won't work.

How about Round Robin by Joseph Flynn?

One of the main characters was in jail in East Germany for spying. The book description on Goodreads only says he was turned in by his wife. The specific words that the task requested are not there so I was not sure if this would work.

Would this book work? From the Dead. One of the main characters has just been released from prison after having served 12 years for having hired someone to kill her husband which he allegedly did.

Helen wrote: "How about Round Robin by Joseph Flynn?

One of the main characters was in jail in East Germany for spying. The book description on Goodreads only says he was turned in by his wife. ..."

One of the reviews makes it clears that not only did the ex-wife turn him in, but that he spent time in prison. Just point DLMRose to Sally Malkowski's review when you post. I'll update the task description to include review.

Andy wrote: "Would this book work? From the Dead. One of the main characters has just been released from prison after having served 12 years for having hired someone to kill her husband which he..."

Yes, that works.

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Andy wrote: "Would this book work? From the Dead. One of the main characters has just been released from prison after having served 12 years for having hired someone to kill her hus..."
Thanks!

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Helen wrote: "How about Round Robin by Joseph Flynn?

One of the main characters was in jail in East Germany for spying. The book description on Goodreads only says he was turned in..."

Thanks much Kristi. Will use it. I seem to be your nemesis for this challenge. Kudos for all your help.

Helen wrote: "Thanks much Kristi. Will use it. I seem to be your nemesis for this challenge. Kudos for all your help."

LOL. No problem, Helen. Happy reading!

The John Dortumunder series by Donald E Westlake features a professional thief who has served time before (but is currently on the streets, of course)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dor...

I was hoping to read: Jimmy The Kid which is part of this series.

Would that work?