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omfg!!!!!!!!!12/17/2009!!!!!!!!!!!WILDCATRULEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!oooooooooommmmmmmg this is a pic of my puppy dog!!!! wrote this review 4 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Goodfellas was just OK for me. I never felt much connection with the characters despite the interesting story of crime and violence. In "Wise Guy" that same aloofness suddenly added to the story. Henry Hill's removed description of events (often used verbatim in Goodfellas) added credibilty and made the story one of the best true-crime books I've ever read. ”
Sean M wrote this review Thursday, November 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great story of Henry Hill and his becoming a wiseguy and staying”
Walter (Wally) Anderson wrote this review Saturday, October 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“the movie is fantastick”
Kristyn S wrote this review Wednesday, September 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I probably only like it because it was made into Goodfellas...”
Leif wrote this review Saturday, August 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The true Mafia life story of Henry Hill, the story the Martin Scorcese classic and wonderful movie "Good Fellas" was based upon. Henry Hill, half Irish, half Italian, could not be a fully made member of the Mafia because he was only half Italian. Nevertheless, from boyhood he was fully involved with the members of the Mafia in his tough neighborhood. His parents were hardworking, law-abiding people who could not understand why their son wanted this other life. The gangsters used him and other tough youngsters to run errands and take care of minor unimportant business. As Hill grew up and showed his loyalty and lack of fear, he was as accepted as a non-Italian could be. He himself identified with this lifestyle at the peak of its' "Godfather" era, the '50's-'60's. By the mid 1960's drugs were becoming a major part of the business. Various members went to jail where they lived totally separately from the usual felon, never "ratted" on their fellow mobsters, served their time, and when they got out, went back into their "business". Hill spent time in prison himself, and followed this code. It is a fascinating inside look at the Mafia at the peak of its' powers and of its' rule over its' own members; the old code of "omerta" or silence unto death.
gilly 8 wrote this review Wednesday, May 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“A great non-fiction read. I tore through it in one sitting. Highly recommended for anyone interested in true crime, the mafia or anything of that nature. You know what, just read it. You won't regret it.”
Jacob D wrote this review Wednesday, April 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“an insiders view of the Mob... A must read if you are fascinated with the Mafia”
Cye wrote this review Sunday, April 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“There's nothing like real life. Unbelievable. One of the better ones to come out of the era of publishing books and non-fictional accounts/exposes on organized crime in America.”
Fahad A wrote this review Tuesday, February 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Saw the movie first, but was still riveted by the book. It adds a lot more to the characters you already know from the movie and you see that some people were combined into one character for film.”
beelzefuzz wrote this review Monday, February 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
