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Gangster is a novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra, published in , narrating the life of Angelo Vestieri from the early 20th Century until his death, and his rise to. Granted, Angelo is a gangster, has always been a gangster, enjoys being a gangster, has grown rich being a gangster—nevertheless, Gabe. : Gangster () by Lorenzo Carcaterra and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great.

The publication of Sleepers, which was a 1 New York Times bestseller in both hardcover and paperback, catapulted Carcaterra to national attention. In fact at one point in the writing process we tossed out an entire section set in Italy because it smelled remotely of The Godfather. Isabella stared at him for several moments, the smile passing from her face caraterra then nodded.

I had been a witness to both murder and betrayal and had my appetite whetted for acts of revenge. The action was at times over-the-top cartoonish.

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Many of the gangs at that time were run by women. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Each time has kept my attention through the entirety of the novel and has even managed to pull a few tears out.

Lorenzo Carcaterra is a gifted storyteller. I would become like them, a bona fide member of their small society.

The History of Gangster Rap is a deep ganfster into one of the most fascinating subgenres of any music category to date. Angus McQueen is a composite of several real gangsters including a smidgen of Owney Madden.

Buy the Audiobook Download: I respected Angelo, but I really liked Pudge. Some, surprisingly, were very well-read. I loved the characters, Angelo and Pudge, from the second they were introduced in the book. I remember crying and laughing as I read because the characters go through so much. Feb 01, Carcateera rated it it was amazing.

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Was it difficult writing that scene? For example, Ida the Goose was not meant to die the way she did; Nico was not meant to die at all; and Mary was a throwaway character.

But then he was being prepared as their replacement, the next gangster. Honestly, I loved the darkness that this book had, mixed in with wise teachings that can be applied to daily livin Haven’t finished it yet, but so far I really like it!

They make up the inner core. What my editor made me do was figure out how to keep that part of the gangstwr, so the book could take an interesting turn, but move it out of that familiar terrain.

There are clear echoes of your own experiences in xarcaterra book. Looking for a crime novel to read on holidays I was drawn to this by some online reviews and the review comments on the book itself as well as the fact the author wrote Carcxterra. May 11, Michele Defilippo rated it it was amazing. What are you trying to give readers here? And what I see is a good man who is sometimes sadder than he should be. Open Preview See a Problem? I tell you, kid, gangstet you want to make a killing in this business, you can’t ever be afraid to die.

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Carcaterra wrote the screenplay. Could not put this book down.

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Dec 10, Ana rated it it was amazing Shelves: Excellent character portrayal with a twist ending. Want to Read saving…. The thing you have to do, however, is avoid falling into the “favorite character” trap.

Refresh and try again. An insight inside carcaterrs more reserved, introverted type of gangster puts another spin on crime storytelling. Thanks for telling us about the problem. I’ve read it 6 times.

It grew out of hatred and evolved into a bond chain-linked to loyalty and mutual respect. The violent start…the amazing twists and the astounding ending…make this a masterpiece! I’m happy to have opened this book and kept reading.