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Rotting in the Bangkok Hilton
- The Gruesome True Story of a Man Who Survived Thailand's Deadliest Prison
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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Summary
A collection of unspeakable degradation, fear, and agony through the eyes of an American locked up abroad.
Prison is harsh enough, but as a foreigner (farang) in a strange land, jail time is an even more horrifying reality. Rotting in the Bangkok Hilton is a collection of short stories chronicling T. M. Hoy’s descent into the harrowing world of Southeast Asian prison life. Through his eyes, listeners will experience the bizarre events of daily life in a Thai maximum security prison: feel the weight of the chains he wears; the stomachaches from lack of food; witness the murders, drug overdoses, torture, and unbridled cruelty that ensues.
Sentenced to life in prison, Hoy does his best to accept the fate he’s been given. While attempting to "adjust" to this third-world hellhole, he contracts tuberculosis and nearly loses his life.
Hoy’s stories are brutal and his words are heart-wrenching. Go places you’ve only seen in your nightmares, to a world in which few survive, and none emerge unscathed...and if you’re lucky, you’ll die before you really begin to suffer.
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The real-life account of an American serving time in a Thailand prison, Rotting in the Bangkok Hilton summons listeners to a gruesome realm of chronic hunger, unchecked violence, torture, degradation, and extortion. Performer Jim Frangione speaks with the resigned disquiet of an inmate struggling to come to grips with the cruelest confinement, his hushed baritone punctuated by shock and disgust as bizarre, often gruesome, prison rituals unfold routinely. T. M. Hoy's memoir, written in the hope he might bribe his way to freedom using its proceeds, is sure to inflame and excite listeners with its unnerving portrayal of a third world penal system.
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- Brian Keogh
- 24-12-23
Incredible and gripping.
Incredible and gripping stories set in the harshest of environments. One of the few books I've listened to more than once.
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- Tim_B
- 22-07-15
an interesting story...
Is there anything you would change about this book?
it could do with more of a narrative rather than a series of separate stories
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
it'd be a little conceited to offer suggestions to change a true story....
Which character – as performed by Jim Frangione – was your favourite?
the gauloise smoking Frenchman.
Do you think Rotting in the Bangkok Hilton needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
the story seems pretty complete to me.
Any additional comments?
it removed any last inclination I had to smuggle heroin through SE Asia
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-11-18
Excellent
Had me gripped, if you like crime stories, with a true twist...this book is for you! Need more like this
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- Anonymous User
- 27-12-22
Well???
i dont really know how i feel about it? wasn't as bad as i thought, there's not enough detail.
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- tom
- 24-08-21
This book will blow your mind
I've got over 300 titles in my library
this one stands out it's unforgettable
real life horror written by a highly intelligent articulate man.
the kind of book that would definitely snap you out of feeling sorry for yourself
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- EatSleepRugbyXV
- 09-01-21
There are better out there.
I feel harsh writing book reviews on books I haven’t really liked but I guess that’s why you review.
For books on prison life, in my opinion, there are much better books. For me Marching Powder by Rusty Young or Hotel Kerobokan by Kathryn Bonella give a much better account.
Sadly this was a culmination of other people’s narrative that didn’t quite come together as smoothly.
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- Tim Able
- 06-11-22
Fantastic collection of stories
Not so much his story of life in Thai jail but the stories of his experiences. Very well written and captivating.
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- Mook
- 19-07-24
Powerful
I don't think this book could ever reflect the true horror of the Bangcock Hilton!
Well written and well paced with beautiful narration, I'd recommend this book and really enjoyed it.
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- Barry Rogers
- 17-12-13
Never going to Thailand
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This is an interesting book. I enjoyed it. The author had a tough time in the Bangkok Hilton and the storys made me feel ill. Tale's like the ones in the book have been played out in movies and in audio before, but nothing like you will hear.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Rotting in the Bangkok Hilton?
One inmate had a cat and was raising it in the prison......... What happend next made me curse out loud. And when the inmate got released and the author visited him My heart dropped.
What about Jim Frangione’s performance did you like?
Jim made the story very entertaining. A good strong performance.
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- Daniel C.
- 23-02-22
A good insight
I enjoyed this book especially as it came from the free section. A good listen that tells the story of a very grim place indeed that the author does well to describe let alone survive. Harrowing in parts yet strangely thought provoking.
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