“Anyone who may have seen the movie Godfellas, might have thought the movie too fast paced to follow. That is not the case for this book from which the movie was made. This non-fiction tale of Henry Hill, a soldier in one of the smaller New York crime families is very easy to follow as well as extremely difficult to put down once you start. You actually develop a liking for the main character, who is way more passive then his two partners who kill without compunction or remorse. Though none of them ever becomes a “made” man, they seem to be right on the cusp of a lot of big Mafia related events that happened in the 1970’s and 80’s. Having read The Valachi Papers and Sammy Gravanno’s autobiography, I find this book the best of the bunch.”
Katamaster wrote this review Tuesday, September 18 2007.
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