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Title: For the Sins of My Father : The Legacy of a Mafia Life by Albert DeMeo, Mary Jane Ross ISBN: 0-7679-0679-9 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.77 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I couldn't put it down--the story rings true to me.
Comment: I couldn't put this book down as I rooted for Al all the way through. However, I think this book will be much more appreciated if you read MURDER MACHINE first. Al DeMeo describes his childhood as the only son of a high ranking mobster, and the double life he led as a kid at school and a wiseguy in training. I admire him for surviving all he describes and becoming a man of whom his father surely would have been proud. I wish him every success and happiness.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Other Side of Murder Machine
Comment: I was fascinated with this book, as I was with Murder Machine. In Murder Machine, Roy DeMeo was presented as a human monster, a creature of almost hellish perversity. Albert DeMeo, his son, presents a different, more compassionate view. This book is a true rarity. Albert DeMeo gives a window into a world and a personality that most people never really see, much less understand. What I particularly liked is that Albert DeMeo talks only about those aspects of his father's life that he knew through personal experience. Although his distaste for the Murder Machine book is evident throughout the text, he never denies that his father was a murderer, or a criminal of the most repugnant kind. But he also demonstrates that Roy DeMeo was a husband and a father in addition to being a mobster. His words add a shade of complexity to a person who, if he is remembered by history at all, will be remembered as a parasite of unparalleled evil. Roy DeMeo shows himself as a man capable of love, kindness, and generosity. Albert DeMeo also tells about how his father's notoriety affected him and his family. All in all, this is a unique, praiseworthy addition to the genre of True Crime.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent read. Read in 12 hours time
Comment: Very engrossing book. I think Albert did a splendid job on this. I read a lot of Mafia related books and tend to think some stories sound a little far fetched but I find myself to believe everything Albert writes is probably really accurate as opposed to some books. I found myself tearing up a few times while reading this because his emotions really come through in the pages of this book. Just the idea of this poor kid staying awake night after night to see if his father was coming home really hit me. I felt for Albert reading this. I also found it heart-wrenching how people outside "the life" constantly judged him for being Roys kid. I recommend this book if you want to see how the families of "The Family" had lived. I loved the whole story at the beginning with the rabid squirrel. It would make a great scene in a comedy movie. Anyway, I am glad Albert seems to have found peace and hope he has a very enriching future.
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Title: Murder Machine: A True Story of Murder, Madness, and the Mafia by Gene Mustain, Jerry Capeci ISBN: 0451403878 Publisher: Onyx Books Pub. Date: July, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Made Men: The True Rise-And-Fal Story of a New Jersey Mob Family by Greg B. Smith ISBN: 0425185516 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Blood Covenant: The Michael Franzese Story by Michael Franzese, Dary Matera ISBN: 0883688670 Publisher: Whitaker House Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire by Douglas Century, Rick Cowan ISBN: 0399148752 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 28 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Mob over Miami by Michele McPhee ISBN: 0451409655 Publisher: Onyx Books Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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