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Wiseguy
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I waited for this book for a long time. Watched my favorite movie "Goodfellas" based on this book several times. So when I got the hard copy of the book, I could not resist myself finishing it at once. It is As good as the movie. But if someone watches the movie, the book is waste of time in my opinion. The movie is a total honest representation of the book. But my case is different. I love to read about Mafia. :)
The book is based on the real life story of a mobster Henry Hill. He used to be a member of Lucchese crime family. A deeper look into a Mafia World And it's something different to know about the Mafia from someone inside the under world. The experience was totally different from reading a Mafia Fiction (i.e. The Godfather, The Sicilian, Omerta etc). When I read The Godfather, I don't know from where it came, but a strange sympathy worked for the Mafia. But when I read this book, I came across to know about Mafia (the real Mafia) that it's totally different from what I read in those fictions. It's not so sympathetic and it's quite brutal and blood thursty. The money and self-interest is everything in this world. In this sense, I will give all the credit to Henry Hill. He was so honest about his detail description.
Nothing but a 5 star from me. Mafia is always a core interest for my reading habit. :)
The book is based on the real life story of a mobster Henry Hill. He used to be a member of Lucchese crime family. A deeper look into a Mafia World And it's something different to know about the Mafia from someone inside the under world. The experience was totally different from reading a Mafia Fiction (i.e. The Godfather, The Sicilian, Omerta etc). When I read The Godfather, I don't know from where it came, but a strange sympathy worked for the Mafia. But when I read this book, I came across to know about Mafia (the real Mafia) that it's totally different from what I read in those fictions. It's not so sympathetic and it's quite brutal and blood thursty. The money and self-interest is everything in this world. In this sense, I will give all the credit to Henry Hill. He was so honest about his detail description.
Nothing but a 5 star from me. Mafia is always a core interest for my reading habit. :)
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June 23, 2016
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Jul 04, 2016 11:02AM
What? "Goodfellas" was based on a novel? I always assumed it was Martin Scorsese's original script. Wow. No wonder that movie was so tightly drawn out.
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Rohisa wrote: "What? "Goodfellas" was based on a novel? I always assumed it was Martin Scorsese's original script. Wow. No wonder that movie was so tightly drawn out."No. It's not Scorsese's original. IMDB says so too. Scorsese gave the credit to Pileggi and Hill. And it's actually not a fictional novel. It's a real life story of Henry Hill, who grew up in the mob. Nicholas Pileggi wrote it with the help of Henry Hill himself. Most of the case it seems to be an autobiography to me. Autobiography of a career criminal Henry Hill. :)
I think the movie is more fun and the book is more and intense ... both are amazing.
HERZ wrote: "I think the movie is more fun and the book is more and intense ... both are amazing."Joe Pesci, De Nero & Ray Liotta were too awesome in the movie. Loved it all the way. :)
