Prodigal Father, Pagan Son: Growing Up Inside the Dangerous World of the Pagans Motorcycle Club Paperback – Illustrated, June 19, 2012

This book is excellent; once I started reading it, I could not put it down. Ironically, the diabolical men and women of LT's life raised a thoughtful, intellegent young man who chose to make unbelievably difficult choices with little support. I felt that LT shed a lot of light into the history of the Pagans and 1% biker gangs in general. The Saint, who brings his own story to the novel, attempts to protect LT from the gang while holding true to the original "codes" of the group. Since the story is told in 1st person, the reader is introduced to the notorius men and women of the novel through the eyes of an insider. One is forced to empathize with the characters that are so easy to hate because of LTs admiration and sympathy for them. This book is ideal for those who are looking to learn the true story about the Pagans from someone who survived their violence and distruction. The unique text-structure that the author employs veers away from the traditional sequential order and tells a tale through memories - stories remembered in a tragically, significant order. This is a must read. Buy this book!

At least this was written to showcase how lame and gross most 1% are. This book is great portraying how heartless psychopaths stick together to pretend they care about something other than themselves. Some of the style I didnt really get, but the author definitely tried to be original and honest to a degree. He had some really crafty sentences at times. This didnt follow the same tiresome biker story that mirrors all other regurgitated biker stories.

If anyone is interested in this subject the book is worth the read.

Frankly, I hoped for more, but this book spends way too much time on the author's horrific childhood and not enough time on his time in the Pagans.

This book is a must read, it was very well written. It provides a look into the dark 1percenter world, that is all to often glorified in TV shows and movies. It tells the truth about the violence and betrayal inside the club. If you believe this book does not give you a look inside the 1% world, in my opinion you are sadly mistaken. But I don't think LT was nessisarily trying to give you an inside story he was telling his story. To say that he just had a hard upbringing is a gross under statement. The story of his bittersweet relationship with the club members who raised him and the dangerous way they loved him is all to real. Being some one has also known this world though not as closely as LT I think he gives the harsh truth about gang life styles. I give him the utmost respect after reading this for the simple fact that he had the courage to walk away and live to tell us about the harsh reality that was his life.

Purchased this book for my husband & he really enjoyed it. It’s an interesting story told from the son’s perspective on how his life was growing up while his father was in a motorcycle club.

This is more of a story of a person who had a horrific childhood. The timeline jumps back and forth between stories of doing drugs, having sex, going to parties, and witnessing a dizzying array of crime. More of a story of a guy who knew some Pagans and fried himself on pcp,acid, and pot. If you like overly graphic descriptions and nonsensical timeline jumps, this is for you.

I haven't finished reading it yet but feel compelled to write a review because the book is very hard to read. I just hit part 2 of the book and am finding it very difficult to follow as it is all over the place and does not back up the story with a solid timeline that indicates when certain things occured within his life - it is juming all over the place. The other thing I noticed was that the writing was very detailed and graphic, which goes some way to perhaps embellishing the truth and lends itself more to fiction than fact. I think the Author/s are trying to write too good a book in the descriptive sense and I have totally lost the point of the story. I will finish the book but after 186 pages out of 282 pages my interst has really dropped right off and I can't see it getting much better. The story sounded promising from the synopsis but after getting into the book a little bit, I seriously do not recommend this book, it is not an enjoyable read.

An account of growing up amid the dangers and confusion of parents that don’t care are drugged and how a kid survives in this jungle

Fantastic, really pleased in really good condition.

Another 'poor me' victim cashing in on his 'poor me' life. Trys to talk tough throughout but it's obvious he is just 'riding' on the toughness of others, when he himself quite obviously couldn't cut it (he never even wore a patch, yet he talks the talk like he was a member). To me, having been a patched member, and sergeant-at-arms, I found his story bull. Maybe to impress middle-aged ladies. Disappointed

Great Deal! Shipping from the United Staates to Germany Took awhile but all went very well! Thank you very much!

Not as good as I thought it would beOk read none the less