Play Book Tag discussion

This is the account of a writer who, unable to make ends meet writing freelance obits, takes a job as a librarian in Boston's prison. As with all books about prison, it's rather dark and depressing. It's not quite what I thought it would be. The writing is good, but I didn't care for the content--it's not what I thought it would be. You can read a summary on the book page--I didn't like or hate this enough to be motivated to write a lot about t his.

No dates are given as to when he was employed, but suffice it to say that it was before 2010, when this book was published, and, since he never mentions the Big Dig even though he talks about crossing over the Expressway by foot, probably after 2003. Plus his photo in the book makes that likely. (Since most of you probably have never heard of the Big Dig, it is a locally infamous project that ran years and millions of dollars overboard, had corrupt officials fired, leaks in a tunnel and more. I say a prayer every time I go through anything underground that was involved in that even to this day.)

I was not a big fan. Don't think I've ever come across anyone so ill-prepared for the job he took!