Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family by Nicholas Pileggi

4.17 AVERAGE

rutledge20910's review against another edition

3.0
Ok, not great. Formatted as Pileggi giving a paragraph or two as an intro to each chapter, followed by a 20 page quote from Henry Hill. Which is kind of weird. Would have made more sense just to have it told by Hill in the 1st person, and given authorship as "by Henry Hill, as told to Nicholas Pileggi."

Really episodic, but you can see the DNA of one of the all-time great movies. Much like the Godfather novel and Coppola, you appreciate all the more how Scorsese took the stories outlined in the book, and turned it into a classic.

nicofic's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous dark funny informative reflective tense fast-paced
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actiasluna88's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous dark funny informative tense medium-paced

saraeve5's review against another edition

4.25
dark informative tense medium-paced
had no idea how similar the book and movie are after having seen the movie 3 times prior. really good
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keither909's review against another edition

4.75
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crystal_deornellas's review against another edition

4.0
informative lighthearted tense medium-paced

piercedelport's review against another edition

4.0
dark informative fast-paced

jeswil62's review against another edition

3.0
informative reflective tense medium-paced
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notamy's review against another edition

4.0
informative tense medium-paced

fcgriffin's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
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