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Summary: Great material, lousy production! :(
Review: Although I found the essays (actually reprinted NY Times articles) very interesting and thought provoking, whoever was in charge of copy-editing this book should be handed his/her pink slip.There are typos everywhere! For instance, it's noted that David Chase's mother died five years ago at the age of, get this, **34** ? Here are some other zingers: "One one side..." should be "On one side..." "At one point, the assaults..." should be "At one point, he assaults..." "like real life as its lived experienced in the United States..." er, who knows what that was supposed to say? It's one thing for the occasional typo, but folks, I've only listed a few I could find in the first 5 chapters! It's enough to drive you to distraction. "What, ANOTHER mistake? Yeesh!" More information: Yes, it's 160 pages, with an added 7 page introduction. However, it's set in BIG type, so I think we're really only getting about 100 pages worth of copy. Since content is the most important aspect here, it's still a worthy read, but the publisher's rush to print this book forces me (and I would imagine some of you as well) to deduct a star based on such sloppy work. -MC
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Summary: Pretty good, but could use more editing
Review: It's somewhat obvious that the publisher rushed this book in attempts to capitalize on the incredible popularity of this series. There are spelling and context errors, and a few general factual errors, that should have been caught in the first editing. Overall, the information is germane, concise, and pretty well organized. I read the book through and through, and keep it around for when people have questions concerning the show. A good read for Soprano heads, probably irrelavent to everyone else.
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Summary: much better than the first edition
Review: sopranos fanatics will like the update in this version
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Summary: Nice job, Times!
Review: The first Sopranos book I've seen on the market, and one you can't refuse! A collection of essays by different writers throughout 1999 and into 2000. Very up-to-date with plenty of B&W photos of the cast members off the set; many from the 2nd season premiere. An informative behind-the-scenes look at HBO's best series with short bios of the main actors. And you can't beat the price! [160pp incl. the two full-color covers, not 176pp another reviewer claims]
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Summary: Simply not very good
Review: This is not a good job at all. And whoever Stephen Holden is, someone should tell him he should do something besides writing. Very poor.
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