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Green River Rising [Paperback]

Tim Willocks (Author)
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Publication Date: 3 May 2007

After three years' hard time, minding no-one's business but his own, Ray Klein wins his parole. That same day, the disciplinary perfection of Green River State Penitentiary is torn apart by tribal war, and the prison falls into the hands of its inmates.

As the River sucks them all towards the abyss, Klein must choose either to claim his freedom and leave the ones he cares for to die, or risk everything and fight...

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  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow; New Ed edition (3 May 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0099509482
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099509486
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 132,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Green River Rising is a stunner - and may be the best prison novel ever. This is a book of dark alchemy: turbulent milieu, brilliantly etched characters, pure adrenaline-fuelled narrative - richly sustained and stylishly realised. Tim Willocks has crafted a superbly contained trip to hell that I urge you all to sign on for." (James Ellroy )

"The best thriller since The Silence of the Lambs...Green River Rising is a brilliant entertainment...a powerful novel that will shock, and sell." (Daily Telegraph )

"Savage, detailed, engrossing and guaranteed to leave a great livid bruise on the reader's sensibility...Willock's descriptive prose is taut and tense...Green River Rising asserts an impressively brutal grip" (Sunday Times )

"Raw, twitching...Willocks has an uncanny ear for the rhythms of US prison slang...not since Seth Morgan's Homeboy has doing bird been captured with such metaphorical flourish.There is a philosophical depth to the novel." (Sunday Independent )

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'Gritty...brilliant...a compelling story of gripping pace and brutality, a thriller in the true sense of the word' GQ
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Unstoppable reading! 14 Jun 1999
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I first read of Tim Willocks in a magazine and with the article was a short extract of Green River Rising. On the strength of reading this I immediately bought this book and I can honestly say that no book has dragged me in like this one did when I first read it. Willocks uses a no-nonsense and very graphic style to describe actions and dialogue. The book is brutal and it builds the moments up in the book, so that I actually found myself reading faster as the actions accelerated. I could go on but I won't....just buy it. If you like you stories hard and heavy with an edge...get Green River Rising!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb book!! 31 Oct 2008
By Polar Ben
Format:Paperback
I read 'The Religion' by Tim Willocks last year, which was one of the best books i have ever read, and finally got round to trying another of his books.
Whilst Green River Rising is not on the same epic scale as The Religion it is still one hell of a read. Willocks creates characters that you really care about, in this case Klein and Devlin and Coley, and writes in a very fluid and intense style.
His books are not for the faint hearted, but if you have the guts then he is an exceptional story teller!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This is an EPIC 24 Nov 2001
By walty@ukonline.co.uk
Format:Paperback
This is the finest 'prison drama' novel I have ever read and will leave you desperate to read anything else by the author. If anyone was thinking about committing a crime in the US, they should read this first and worry about being caught. Spellbinding and riveting are just a couple of words to describe this.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A dazzling novel of epic proportions and ambition - but not for the fainthearted! 14 July 2011
By still searching VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
If all you were to do was to skim read it might be easy to see why it is that those who criticize this extraordinary novel for being clichéd: for portraying the inmates as brutal, brutalized, racist, sexist, homophobic: for demeaning whites and for ennobling blacks, Hispanics, Latinos etc., do so. However, a closer reading would find that this was far from the truth. I suspect those making the criticism haven't been within a hundred miles of the kind of institution upon which the Green River State Penitentiary is based. This reviewer hasn't either but if those depicted in any U.S. prison documentary that I have ever seen are half way near being true portrayals then this book certainly has the ring of truth. It's even been criticized for having a female character who likes sport - imagine that!

There are no criticisms levelled at this book that could not also be levelled at movies such as Shawshank, Brubaker, Cool Hand Luke, American History X, Felon etc. and it is from such as these that the vast majority of readers will have taken their mental images of high security prisons in the U.S. It is not a documentary; it is fiction and should be taken at face value and in purely fictional terms that value is extremely high.

The book is vividly plotted, the prose style mesmerizing and the characters three-dimensional but it is definitely not for the faint-hearted being as it is punctured, periodically, by unsavoury and brutal depictions of the bestiality inherent in human beings endeavouring to survive in the most nightmarishly vicious of environments: this is truly Darwinism in action.

If you're looking for brilliantly realized drama of epic proportions that will keep you reading long into the night - you need look no further!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars AN EXCELLENT READ 18 May 2009
By Jane Wilson
Format:Paperback
After reading Green River Rising, I sought out other books by Tim Willocks. He is not so prolific as some other authors - but his books are excellent. This is his third novel,and is a great read. Brutal and violent in places - but with a sharp, innovative style. Don't expect much realism - the story is fantastical, but gallops along at a fast pace. Lots of black humour and sex. After reading his first three books, I would say they are improving - writing getting tighter and more well-plotted than the one before. This is up there - much better than some other big-selling authors.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Ahead of its time 30 Mar 2007
By Carl Evans
Format:Paperback
I sought out Green River Rising after finishing Tim Willock's masterful novel The Religion.

Green River Rising was Willock's first novel and explodes off the page at you. It has obviously inspired a generation of film and TV writers since its publication. Con Air and the series OZ have clearly used this book as a template. It really pulls no punches and doesn't follow predictable paths or stale ideologies. I felt that the female lead in this story was a rare example of a truly independent woman who makes decisions that suit her own emotional needs and identity, rather than conforming to trite stereotypes where a 'good' woman never veers too far off the path of purity. I am amazed that this hasn't been made into a movie before now.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure brilliance... Nice to know there are still hidden gems out there 5 Dec 2006
By The Welsh Warrior
Format:Paperback
I bought this novel not having ever heared of Tim Willocks. I read the reviews and decided i would give it a chance. Wow, i had given up on unearthing hidden gems a long time ago and how pleased i was to have unearthed this.

It was the writing that hit my senses first, not since Clive Barker have i read such confidently talented writing. The story is a strong one and full of dark imagery which is what i want when i read a thriller set in prison. It is no mere Prison novel by any means, it surprised me how the brilliance of this writer really shines in this and how i cant wait to buy read his new novel "THE RELIGION". dont Fret over getting it, just get it. YOU WONT BE DISSAPOINTED.
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I first picked this up in 1986 for free whilst in a backpackers hostel in Sydney. I chose it because it looked well read which is always a good recommendation. Read more
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Prison shouldn't be a nice place to stay and wannabe criminals could do worse than read `Green Water Rising' if they want a depiction on how bad things can get behind bars. Read more
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I first got a copy of Green River Rising in hardback, back in 1994, after hearing a late night review on the American Forces Radio & Television Service whilst driving on the... Read more
Published on 29 July 2010 by Mr. D. A. G. Talbot
2.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great
Slightly disappointed that the story only focuses on the riots taking place in the prison, rather than on the fact that this prison is not like all prison.... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2010 by Mr. K. P. Galiana
2.0 out of 5 stars Not that good really
Agree with the other readers, that feel that this is cliche ridden and derivative. I am surprised that people enjoyed it so much.
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