The New York Times on The Sopranos [Paperback]

The New York Times (Author), Stephen Holden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 7, 2000

The double Emmy-winning US drama imported by Channel 4 is by turns violent and funny as it follows the trials and tribulations of Mob boss Tony Soprano and his "waste management" crew. This companion to the series contains indepth articles about the making of the show and the second season, which is due to be shown on Channel 4 later on in 2000. It also contains cast biographies and illustrations from the series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: I Books (June 7, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743400216
• ISBN-13: 978-0743400213
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #393,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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92 of 100 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great material, lousy production! :(, March 7, 2000

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Jose Miguel Chavez - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New York Times on The Sopranos (Paperback)

Although I found the essays (actually reprinted NY Times articles) very interesting and thought provoking, whoever was in charge of copy-editing this book should be handed his/her pink slip.

There are typos everywhere! For instance, it's noted that David Chase's mother died five years ago at the age of, get this, **34** ?

Here are some other zingers:

"One one side..." should be "On one side..."

"At one point, the assaults..." should be "At one point, he assaults..."

"like real life as its lived experienced in the United States..." er, who knows what that was supposed to say?

It's one thing for the occasional typo, but folks, I've only listed a few I could find in the first 5 chapters! It's enough to drive you to distraction. "What, ANOTHER mistake? Yeesh!"

More information: Yes, it's 160 pages, with an added 7 page introduction. However, it's set in BIG type, so I think we're really only getting about 100 pages worth of copy.

Since content is the most important aspect here, it's still a worthy read, but the publisher's rush to print this book forces me (and I would imagine some of you as well) to deduct a star based on such sloppy work.

-MC

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, but could use more editing, September 13, 2000

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"mike_from_dc" (Jersey, Soprano territory.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New York Times on The Sopranos (Paperback)

It's somewhat obvious that the publisher rushed this book in attempts to capitalize on the incredible popularity of this series.

There are spelling and context errors, and a few general factual errors, that should have been caught in the first editing.

Overall, the information is germane, concise, and pretty well organized. I read the book through and through, and keep it around for when people have questions concerning the show.

A good read for Soprano heads, probably irrelavent to everyone else.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, June 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The New York Times on The Sopranos (Paperback)

Though I respect the NY Times for their cerebral and informative reviews and commentaries, this is not a book that is going to enthrall fans of the show. Bad production value, and it seems like they just put this out to capitalize on the show's prominence. Sure, it's fine to wax poetic about the themes of the show, and its success, but when is David Chase and/or HBO going to come up with a REAL companion book that will satisfy the fans of the show, instead of this limp collection of newspaper clips? My advice -- wait for the official companion, no matter how long it takes to show up in bookstores.