A visceral, harrowing account of what it’s like to be trapped inside Russia’s infamous criminal justice system ... Griner movingly describes the lingering effects of her ordeal.
Compelling ... Griner doesn’t hold back in her intimate, honest recollection of her time held captive in Russia ... The book did not need to be written at all, and its value is in Griner’s candor about her rare and harrowing experiences. It reads as a deeply personal, publicly powerful documentation of what happened—what is still happening—to her body and mind
Unflinching ... The text resonates with the emotional clarity of Griner’s voice — and sometimes her desperate text messages — shifting, a little jarringly, to sections written in a more descriptive journalistic style ... But it is riveting ... Griner’s book leaves readers with questions that go beyond the scope of this memoir.
