Customer Reviews

The New York Times on The Sopranos

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

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

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.

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.

This is not a good job at all. And whoever Stephen Holden is, someone should tell him he should do something besides writing. Very poor.

everything you'd want to know about the evolution of the show with much better text than in the usual book of this sort

The first Sopranos book I've seen on the market, and one you can't refuse! A collection of essays by different writers throughout 1999 and into 2000. Very up-to-date with plenty of B&W photos of the cast members off the set; many from the 2nd season premiere. An informative behind-the-scenes look at HBO's best series with short bios of the main actors. And you can't beat the price! [160pp incl. the two full-color covers, not 176pp another reviewer claims]

nicely designed look at the Sopranos, it's a fascinating account of how a hit tv show is made by some of the best working journalists in New York.

This was a fun read. I had heard about the Sopranos from some friends and picked this up to get some background and felt it was very helpful. I enjoyed all the photos in it. I was only sorry that there wasn't more on the Sopranos.

The idea of a The Sopranos book is a no-brainer. The execution here is poor. Too many errors and a bit of a simplistic take for my tastes.

There are so many typos and mistakes in this book, I couldn't concentrate on the content. Tony doesn't wear jogging suits; Pussy does. Hyphens are used where em-dashes are required.Mikey's last name is Palmice, not Almice. Janice hasn't "taken the name 'Vishnamatha or somethin,' " Tony calls her a "Vishnu-come-lately." These are only a few. The mother dying at 34 was laughable, since it happened two years ago and the man is in his 50s. Please, adhere to the adage that "Haste makes waste."