Very brief
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if your looking for an in depth look into the life of joey massino then this book not of much use, instead it briefly looks at probably the most significante parts of his life. it does skip alot but is still a good book to read.
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An interesting insight into a horrid man
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This book is a must read for any lover of this genre. It provides an excellent insight into one of the most feared men in modern years. Not to sound like im praising the man, because he was a twisted physco, but he was very clever and had an excellent business mind. This book does a very good job to document Massinos rise and fall in the Bonanno Familly and i highly recomend it.
My one negative is that, like the other reviewer said, it does tend to jump about between past and present, but its easy to get used to.
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good but too short not enough detail
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Crittle does an excellent job describing the main characters and the different crimes that they committed whilst associated with the bonanno crime family and Joey Massino's crew. Another plus point of the book is the chapter on the rubout of the three captains, Sonny Red, Big Trin and Philly Lucky. However the book was just lacking that something extra that would have made this a great read. Overall though I would reccomend this book to anyone interested in the life of Joey Massino. Also excellent photographs in the centre pages.
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Could of been better
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The book doesn't flow very well. One minute it is in the past, and than the next minute it switches to the court room, which is very confusing.
There is not enough information on killngs he personally did, it doesn't show his rise from being an associate to a made guy. However, it does capture how smart he is as a criminal, and the whole Donnie Brasco section is a must read.
It shows hes role in the hits on the 3 captains who supported Galante, and the role he played in having Sonny Red killed (Brasco's Captain).
It than goes on to show how he consilidates his power by having all his major rivals killed. Despite all this I was still dissapointed. The book needed to show who he worked for when he was coming up, how he became close with Gotti, and how he earned his reputation.
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