Three Seats

[H2O Man]

28. I think that

they are all good. Rubin often said that dor the first years he was incarcerated, he was "as angry as a grizzle bear in heat but not getting any." His first book at times shows this. It is, in my opinion, one of the most intense story of the horrors of life in prison, especially for a wrongly-convicted person. The second book came later in life, and is told by a man at peace with himself.

The one by Sam Chaiton & Terry Swinton is a solid telling of Rubin's legal case, and his relationship with the Canadians. Some of the many people involved in supporting and eventually freeing Rubin are left out, and as the movie is based upon their book, it caused some hurt feelings for a few, including the actual legal team.

James Hirsch's book is a great read. He had researched Patterson, NJ's recent history of violence leading up to the brutal crime that Rubin and John Artis would be convicted on. He was very detailed in his examination of the legal case.

Paul Wice's book is okay, although he makes some errors in it. It is certainly of the least value of those I've listed.

There are also a couple books with contributions from Rubin, from "Lock the Lock," to one a Binghamton University professor published on forgiveness. She had contacted me to approach Rubin to see if he would contribute to her book, which he did. I loaned the last copy of it to a friend a few years back, and don't have it back yet. The title was something like "What would you forgive?" -- though I am not sure.