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Summary: good story,.but some complaints
Review: On the whole, I found it to be a very enjoyable story, however, ( i think another reviewer mentioned this) there were many overdramatized moments. It seemed at the end of every chapter he had to end it with a powerful line "He was Angelo Vestieri, a gangster". After too many of these lines, they lose their effect, until they become almost cheesy.
Also, WHERE WERE THE COPS???? In almost every ganster movie or book, the evasion and trouble with the law is a major part. In GANGSTER, all that is mentioned is "the police sirens in the distance."
But don't let this discouraged you to read this book. You will still be impressed.
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Summary: Gangster
Review: This is one of the most enticing books out there involving the mafia.Lorenzo really has it all worked out here in Gangster. From how real the characters feel to the real time situations in the book.
Evverything here is believable. The main characters Pudge, Angelo, Ida the Goose, and Mcqueen have true feeling to them. From how Pudge seems to be a large and in charge sorta guy to how Angelo is the laid back silent but deadly type.
All relationships make you feel like part of the "family". When Ida the goose dies you truly feel sad and I actually cried.
This book compares to TheGodFather and other big time mafia novels. I give this five stars because this book really has voice and feeling. This one struck me. A perfect 5 out of 5.
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Summary: Umm... Can anyone say Godfather rip off???
Review: This book was awful. It's like the author chose a variety of other mafia books and combined them all into one. The part when the young protégé is sent to Sicily is priceless. Ironically, it reminded me of when Michael goes to Sicily under similar circumstances in Godfather I. The young man also falls in love with a girl named.... You guessed it, Appolonia. Save your money and wait for the T.V. mini-series (If any network will touch it). Come on Lorenzo, be more creative. You could have at least changed the names. Highly disappointed with this one.
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Summary: Not that good at all...
Review: Just read "Godfather" or "The Last Don". Or, for facts, Sammy Gravano's memoirs. "Gangster" just doesn't cut it. Carcaterra cannot mix action and quiet mob dignity skillfully enough to warrant his book a place next to Mario Puzo's ones. It's ironic, though, that when he wrote fiction which he tried to present as a "true story" ("Sleepers"), he wrote well, but now that he wrote fiction and labelled it as such, he couldn't make it as enjoyable.
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Summary: A tremendous rival of Mario Puzo.
Review: A rare find. a book that is rival to Mario Puzo. A wonderful book not to miss.
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Summary: Great Mafia/Ganster Book!...
Review: This was the first book that I read from Mr. Carcaterra and I found it to be very good! Lookig forward to reading more of his work; maybe Sleepers is next. I think that with the success of HBO's The Sopranos; we all might be wanting a little bit more insight into the lives and patterns of organized crime and I must say that Carcaterra does a superb job of giving us a good look into that underground world and the mentality of these characters. Very good book!
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Summary: Somewhat sophomoric and shallow...
Review: As another reviewer mentioned, I also got off to at bad start when the author describes a raging World War I in the latter part of 1913. Naturally, that made me suspect to other facts in the story to follow. Certain events in the book were obviously "made for TV" events...the childbirth in the raging inferno, the "here Dad, shoot yourself" suicide of the Papa and the gunfight in the prostitute's bedroom were enough to make me roll my eyes and feel somewhat insulted. As a Puzo fan, and one who was looking forward to this read, I think when it comes out as USA Network's Mini-series of the Week, I'll flip the channel over to Emeril....
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Summary: Gangster, the next Godfather Trilogy?
Review: There is talk of Carcaterra's latest release, Street Boys, becoming a movie. I'll say it now that Gangster would make a much better movie. This is a great story of a gangster's life and would be perfect for a movie. Anyone who enjoyed Mario Puzo's Godfather should definately buy this book.
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Summary: WELL WORTH READING!
Review: If you like Mafia stores and lots of violence you will enjoy this book. It is a story about Angelo Vestieri and Pudge Nichols and their rise to fame in the New York Mafia. It is also a story about Gabe, a young boy taken under the wing of Angelo and Pudge. Will he or won't he turnout to be a ganaster? Angelo and Pudge learn much from their early teachers, Angus McQueen and Ida the Goose. It is a story how, on page 227, "Thirty nine gangsters died, all in one night." It is full of fast action, it will hold your attention and be hard to put down.
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Summary: Best Summer Read
Review: I am a voracious reader. I picked this one up to break the monotony of spies and hi-tech. It was more than I expected. Comparisions to the Godfather are misleading. The criminal life is not glorified or made to seem legitimate. This is a beautifully crafted novel that smoothly flows through one man's life as seen through the eyes of another. Despite the overuse of the term, it really was difficult to put down.
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