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Who Is Lou Sciortino?

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This Sicilian novel has a wide array of over the top characters. The point of view shift swiftly from character to character forward in time. Although the characters are richly drawn, especially with their family histories, the plot moves like someone who has eaten too much pasta and Chianti at dinner and needs to take a nap.

Although the novel makes explicit comparisons to The Sopranos and its characters, I didn't buy it. The characters in the novel are much slower moving and far less competent in their practice of crime.

If you're looking for something in this vein, go read Charlie Stella. He shifts perspectives just as Cappellani does, but the plotting is much tighter and the irony is twice as thick.

I bought this as a 2 dollar book on clearance. I'm from an Italian family so thought it might be a somewhat fun read as a mafia novel. Overall it ends up being a descent book just takes a real long time to get into the good stuff. Also the writing style and names get kind-of confusing at first. If you really want to check it out I'd say go for it. If your looking for a great read keep looking.