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shannon_catherine 's review for:
The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer
by Philip Carlo
The story itself is so interesting for people interested in true crime/serial killers/mafia killings. It was also an interesting look into the psyche of Richard Kuklinski, so in terms of just subject matter, I really enjoyed this book.
That being said, however, the author is just not a good writer. He is very repetitive and has a few key phrases that he must think sound really cool, because he uses them ad nauseum. He also gives the same descriptors of the characters (and random ones at that) again and again throughout the book...ok, we got it the first three times, and just has all these random facts added in in places that they just don't really make sense.
Overall, this book could have been a lot better (and a lot shorter), but plot-wise, I was very intrigued and that kept me motivated to finish the book.
That being said, however, the author is just not a good writer. He is very repetitive and has a few key phrases that he must think sound really cool, because he uses them ad nauseum. He also gives the same descriptors of the characters (and random ones at that) again and again throughout the book...ok, we got it the first three times, and just has all these random facts added in in places that they just don't really make sense.
Overall, this book could have been a lot better (and a lot shorter), but plot-wise, I was very intrigued and that kept me motivated to finish the book.