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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Gangster is an epic saga of violence and destiny that weaves through the life of Angelo Vestieri as he goes from soldier to mob boss. This novel has everything that you can ask for in a gangster novel: friendship, betrayal, love, and brutal violence. In the twilight of his life Vestieri takes in an orphan boy, who is very reminiscent of himself as a youth. This makes Vestieri question his path in life and reshapes the way he thinks. This is well written and well-crafted with memorable characters. In many ways Gangster is reminiscent of The Godfather. It was that same wide-sweeping epic kind of feel to it. Caracatera is a talented writer who can really weave together a spell binding tale as evidenced in this novel. This is one of the best gangster novels I have read and is highly recommended. Carl Alves – author of Blood Street no reviews | add a review
Love. Violence. Destiny. These powerful themes ricochet through Lorenzo Carcaterra's new novel like bullets from a machine gun. In Gangster, he surpasses even his bestselling Sleepers to create a brutal and brilliant American saga of murder, forgiveness, and redemption. Born in the midst of tragedy and violence and raised in the shadow of a shocking secret, young Angelo Vestieri chooses to flee both his past and his father to seek a second family--the criminals who preside over early 20th century New York. In his bloody rise from soldier to mob boss, he encounters ever more barbaric betrayals--in friendship, in his brutal business, in love-- yet simultaneously comes to understand the meaning of loyalty, the virtue of relationships, and gains a perspective on the lonely, if powerful, life he has chosen. As the years pass, as enemies are made and defeated, as wars are fought and won, the old don meets an abandoned boy who needs a parent as much as protection. By taking Gabe under his wing and teaching him everything he knows, Angelo Vestieri will learn, in the winter of his life, which is greater: his love for the boy he cherishes, or his need to be a gangster and to live by the savage rules he helped create. A sweeping panoramic with riveting characters, a unique understanding of the underworld philosophy, and a relentless pace, Gangster travels through the time of godfathers and goodfellas to our own world of suburban Sopranos. But this is more than just an authentic chronicle of crime. Setting a new standard for this acclaimed author, Gangster is a compassionate portrait of one man's fight against his fate--and an unforgettable epic of a family, a city, a century. From the Hardcover edition. No library descriptions found. |
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