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A review by bookslifeandeverythingnice
The Corporation: An Epic Story of the Cuban American Underworld by T.J. English
2.0
I received this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways. As always, an honest review.
The Corporation is exactly what it sounds like; a story of the Cuban American underworld complete with crime, murder, deception, illegal gambling, and much more. Except to me the story wasn't epic like the title claims. I learned a lot from the book, which I had hoped since it's over 500 pages! Some parts were interesting, but a lot of it was very fact heavy, filled with overwhelming amounts of information. Because of this I could only read 20 to 30 pages at a time, so it took a long while to finish the book.
I thought the content would be different. More of a historical and sociological look at the time and culture of these events/people. Instead it was the life and crime surrounding these mob families. If you're a fan of the criminal life and underworld, then sincerely this book will probably interest you way more than it did me.
I hate saying that I didn't like a book, but I found it to be just okay. There were good and problematic parts. One such aspect was that I didn't connect with the people and events, so I didn't get pulled into the stories of their lives. I could definitely have done without the color photos of crime scenes and dead bodies. It was a bit much, and I'm not the squeamish type.
Overall, The Corporation is not a bad book by any means. Don't let all of my critiques make you think it is. It's just one of those books that I could stop reading in the middle and not care if I finished it. However, if the topics, events and people intrigue you, then know there is a lot of information in the book for you.
The Corporation is exactly what it sounds like; a story of the Cuban American underworld complete with crime, murder, deception, illegal gambling, and much more. Except to me the story wasn't epic like the title claims. I learned a lot from the book, which I had hoped since it's over 500 pages! Some parts were interesting, but a lot of it was very fact heavy, filled with overwhelming amounts of information. Because of this I could only read 20 to 30 pages at a time, so it took a long while to finish the book.
I thought the content would be different. More of a historical and sociological look at the time and culture of these events/people. Instead it was the life and crime surrounding these mob families. If you're a fan of the criminal life and underworld, then sincerely this book will probably interest you way more than it did me.
I hate saying that I didn't like a book, but I found it to be just okay. There were good and problematic parts. One such aspect was that I didn't connect with the people and events, so I didn't get pulled into the stories of their lives. I could definitely have done without the color photos of crime scenes and dead bodies. It was a bit much, and I'm not the squeamish type.
Overall, The Corporation is not a bad book by any means. Don't let all of my critiques make you think it is. It's just one of those books that I could stop reading in the middle and not care if I finished it. However, if the topics, events and people intrigue you, then know there is a lot of information in the book for you.