This interesting book combines the ramen-inspired recipes from the prison and the bittersweet stories from behind the bars - and it makes for a fascinating read.

4 stars go for the cooking issues - while I love ramen quite a lot, I would probably puke intensively because of some of the recipes! But this is just me being a high-maintenance ninny, because this is not the fault of the recipes by any means - after all, it takes a lot of creativity to try to cook with the very, very limited sources when in the prison.
But the look behind the bars is worth of your high-tea money here - I was touched deeply by how many humanity is packed within the shared meal, however bizarre the recipe for it is. How hard the prison life is (and don´t get me wrong, I am all in for the freedom limited for the serious criminals! But sometimes the punishment is too hard for simply being in the wrong place on the wrong time.), how heart-wrenching some of the fates are. The prison time is a time between the wolf and the dog, so to say - but a simple act of kindness, a simple meal shared can make a difference, even a miracle.

Read this for the deep humanity inside this book. You will not regret it.

Bizarre cookbook. Stories more interesting.
Can't see this being a major seller.