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Ballantine, Feb 2001, 25.95, 376 pp.
ISBN: 034540100X
Over the decades, powerful mob boss Angelo Vestieri has defeated many an enemy by insuring close ties with his allies. However, the ravages of time and illness have taken their toll and by 1996, Angelo lies dying in a hospital bed. His protégé, Gabe loves Angelo like a father. However, Gabe cannot stomach the “family” business that he does not want to lead.
Gabe thinks back to 1964 when as a ten year old he ran away from his latest foster parents and meets Angelo. The mob kingpin immediately sees something in the lad that he fails to observe in his own children. He “adopts” Gabe, whose job description includes number running and debt collection. Angelo instills values such as loyalty and honesty with one's friends in Gabe who truly loves his mentor. Gabe also hears stories about Angelo's coming to America at the beginning of the century and his rise as a crime boss. However, that does not mean the life of a GANGSTER is the lifestyle chosen by Gabe who wants to go straight.
GANGSTER is an excellent portrayal of the life of a mob kingpin. The story line is exciting and character driven as the audience sees deep inside Angelo and to a lesser degree, his family and Gabe. However, best-selling author Lorenzo Carcaterra could have provided a better character analysis of Gabe for genre fans. That way, they would have a better understanding of the schism that splits Gabe's soul between his loathing of the mob life and his intense love and loyalty for the man who embodies its value system.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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"A boy is born and his father doesnt want him to get involved with the wrong poeple. He does and he becomes a mob boss and it is an epic story of a man's life as a crime boss."
jon, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of story
- depressing/sad
How difficult to spot villain?
- Story partially from villain's perspective
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is....
- criminal's rise in a crime organization
Crime Thriller
Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- killer
- accused criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
- a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- an organization
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- killer
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
- power
The antagonists are:
- US mafia
- gangs
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Chicago
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- very gorey references to torture
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- orgies
- lesbians!
- actual description of sex
- descript. of other female areas
- rape (yeech!)
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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