Books : Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family

Rating: - one of the best books on the mob
A must read for anyone interested in Paulie Vario's crew in the Lucchese family. I read it in no time at all and you could easily read this book in a few hours, it's that good! Read the book before you watch the film

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Rating: - the best gangster biography available
Pileggi materfully interdisperses the quotes from the book's main protagonist, Henry Hill, and his wife, with thoughtful and dispassionate analysis. While this book largely reflects mob life during the 1970s in New York, it's bredth and pragmatism have elevated it to timeless classic. There's little here to fault. The central narrative of Hill's life is expertly interwoven with a variety of scams, gangsters and mafia politics, and the result is a serious, unglamorised portrayal of a life rarely separated from crude stereotypes and generalisations of the popular media. Wiseguy is the best of the genre by a significant distance, and it's only real competition is the book 'Casino' also by Pileggi. If organised crime is something that interests you, this book is a must. If it's not, you should read it anyway for the skilled workmanship of suburb author.

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Rating: - fantastic
Reading this book i was expecting it to be good however i was blown away fantastic book that expands on the film with some hilarious (and some harrowing) tales. A five star gem

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Rating: - Excellent
This book was one of the best i have ever read. It was extremely informative and enjoyable to read ,towards the end i could almost undersatnd what it was to be a wiseguy. I could really relate to Henry Hills thoughts ecspecially at the end .This is a definate must read for a lover of crime stories or just a lover of books!!!! Truly excellent .I cant say enough and i was rather sad when i finishesd it .

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Rating: - Good fellas, Good book
Blistering true life account of life within a mafia family. The film was superb, the book is even better. At time you actually feel like you are part of the family yourself. Marvellous!