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Malcolm Braly spent the better part of his life behind bars. Arrested for a botched teenage burglary, he made one mistake after another, always returning to the institution that turned a sensitive young man into a hardened con. This is his story, an indictment of both his own failings and…
Why read it?
1 author picked False Starts as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love this book because it resonates with my sense of self-discovery and how society often muddles it.
It took me a lifetime of questioning who I was to finally discover the motivations behind why I was behaving in certain ways, or why I was getting involved with certain people and certain activities.
While none of what I have done in life was illegal, the sense of identity confusion remains, and reading about Malcolm finding who he is was most gratifying and inspiring.
From F. Scott's list on exploring the essence of connection and the mystery of who a person is.
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