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A review by thomasroche
Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Richard Woodley, Joseph D. Pistone
2.0
I know this book is a watershed in the history of Mob literature, and that Pistone's investigatory efforts were a breaking point for the Mob. But this book of his just leaves me dozing. I don't know what it is; maybe he's just a boring guy. Everyone blathers on about how great this book is, but I don't get it. It was made into a far worse movie, incidentally. One of the things the book does have going for it is that Pistone explains at great length what undercover agents can and can't do. Sawing up bodies? Pretty firmly on the "can't do" list. The movie completely ignores that, but then...hey, who cares, right? It's not like it REALLY HAPPENED or anything.
Anyway -- if you are a Mob buff or researcher you HAVE to read this book, because the case is so critically important in history. Drink lots of coffee while you do it.
Incidentally -- it doesn't make any difference to me what a man does for a living, understand -- but his ghostwriter on this also wrote [b:The Bad News Bears Go to Japan|766792|Bad News Bears Go to Japan|Richard Woodley|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1260289307s/766792.jpg|752860]. I'm just saying.
Anyway -- if you are a Mob buff or researcher you HAVE to read this book, because the case is so critically important in history. Drink lots of coffee while you do it.
Incidentally -- it doesn't make any difference to me what a man does for a living, understand -- but his ghostwriter on this also wrote [b:The Bad News Bears Go to Japan|766792|Bad News Bears Go to Japan|Richard Woodley|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1260289307s/766792.jpg|752860]. I'm just saying.