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From the Inside

By: Mark "Chopper" Read
Narrated by: Dave Ferguson
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 'Apart from Irish whiskey, good cigars, Pontiac motor cars, and a pistol grip baby .410 shotgun with solid load shells, what I love the most is kidnapping smartarse gangsters and taking their money.' Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read is the son of a strict Seventh Day Adventist mother and a shell-shocked former soldier who slept with a loaded gun at his side. Bullied at school, he grew up dreaming of revenge. He became a criminal legend who terrorised drug dealers, pimps, thieves and armed robbers on the streets and in jail ‒ but boasts he never hurt an innocent member of the public. This first volume of Chopper's memoirs, written from inside jail and laced with his trademark brutal humour, tells the story of his early life of crime ‒ from streetfighter to standover man, gunman to long-term prisoner ‒ and launched his career as a bestselling author.©1991 Mark Brandon Read (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing True Crime

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I read a few of the chopper books a few years ago. I'm glad to have listened again. Good narration and really brings the book alive.

Nice to finally see this on audio

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I'm very interested in the criminal world, not particularly the Australian criminal world, however this book has changed that, the words of this book let loose a hundred stories of brutality, theft, and justice and they won't be forgotten any time soon

brilliant stories from a bad, bad man

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Brillant inside to Marks Life in prison and out of prison

Rest in peace Chop Chop

Choptastic

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What made the experience of listening to Chopper 1 the most enjoyable?

The dark humour

What was one of the most memorable moments of Chopper 1?

Him slagging off underworld godfathers, tells you how they really are. Gutless

Have you listened to any of Dave Ferguson’s other performances? How does this one compare?

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Any additional comments?

Good humoured read. If you have watched the series underbelly the book touches on some off the characters and tells it from choppers point of view.
I found myself addicted to listening to this on the drive home from work and found myself sitting in my driveway finishing off a chapter.
I have recently purchased the second book hopefully it's just as addictive

Very entertaining

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We’ve all seen the film but you all need to listen to this! So funny the part about the greyhound and his dad had me in stitches!

Dark and funny!!

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Chopper sounds like a nice chap, just don’t get on his wrong side, drug dealers hide your toes

A comical nut case

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I love the works of Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read, his "tales" may be embellished a little, but it's hilarious.
If you enjoy true crime mixed with some dark humour, I'd recommend this book and his other works.
The narrator is great, an Australian to keep it authentic and his reading is gripping and great quality.
Top marks for this book!

Amusing stories from the criminal underworld.

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loved it , complete maddness in chopper's world , funny at times , recommend

great audio book

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started off pretty good but became very much the same better chopper books out there

chopper 1

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absolutely loved it so much better than the film explains so much more and in more detail

absolutely brilliant

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