Mr. Nice: An Autobiography

What do I think of this book?
It's excellent. It's actually amazing. Hence the 5 stars.

Yes, the editing of it wasn't the best and there are some technicalities that don't really work but the story itself and the man himself, may Allah have mercy upon his soul, was a goodhearted rebel with a good understanding and sound insight into what is daily imposed on us, the system of opportunity which requires more abilities to master than what we are taught in school.

It's hard to bring forth the world that Howard Marks moved in because even if was Tolstoy himself, it's a world that describes to the smallest detail still wouldn't make any sense to a person working the treadmill, one day after the other. But it's there.

And the insight that Howard show more Marks brings out with humour and punch is worthwhile reading.
It's a shame this book didn't get more attention but anyone who is tagged by the established system in our world, we are imposed not to care about.

Whether you are a dope smuggler or not doesn't really matter. It's our blindness in judgement that makes us not see that some people are just not born to smile when told to go and fight for their country. Howard Marks was one of them.

This is his story. If read without judgement there is also a story that should touch us all.

Highly recommended, followed by a minute of silence for Howard Marks and good hashish

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It was quite interesting but he does come across as a smug git lots of the time. It was a relief when he eventually got caught.

Ubiquitous on airport bookshop shelves and car boot sales, this was another 20p purchase. Grasshopping Howard Marks does seem genuinely nice. He rises and falls, sells and invests, dodges and dives does porridge and Monte Carlo but by about two thirds of the way through his life becomes awful repetitious.

totally engrossing - one of the first and only books i have recommended to my partner that she really enjoyed too. there is no way to explain this or review this book other than read it yourtself - it will blow you away.
casual referneces to pink floyd a nice little touch.

An excellent excellent book. Despite him being on the wrong side of the law, I could help help admiring Howard Marks's ability to get on with life. to the max. I wish I could be more like him. (ps I loved the poem written by his daughter on p456 about the pain of missing a loved one.)

Brilliant story of the guy who took over the Pot market in England.

Lot's and lot's of fun action and maybe a little truth in this autobiography. He recently got out of jail after spending a long time in a Federal Prison in the USA.

yes, he does come across as nice but then he did write it!
I found it an ok read (but then again, I read it while stuck in a Blackpool hotel with my mother for a week and would have read cereal packets to pass the time)