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" Slow going at first then I couldn't put it down. Dysfunctional family, hidden pasts, numerous references to St. John's Knits. Not much more to want really. "
- Darcee, 2/15/2014
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" Did not finish, very slow! I could not get into it. "
- Kristy, 2/10/2014
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" I listened to this and it was very hard to stick with it until the end (18 parts). I definitely liked the first half better than the second half. It's an interesting story but it just seemed to go on far too long. "
- Becky, 2/1/2014
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" In this book, Mascia describes her odd but loving childhood with vaguely criminal parents, her parents' painful deaths from cancer, and her subsequent discovery of just how criminal her father really was. She spends a great deal of time on how grief-stricken her parents' deaths made her feel, and she seems to cry about it at the drop of a hat. It actually got a little old - didn't she know that her parents would die before she did? Still, they did both die while she was in her 20s, and in rather painful ways, so I tried to squash that little voice of criticism. I found the psychology of how she discovered the depth of her father's criminal past and reconciled it with her own memories and sense of self to be more interesting than the drawn-out grief over their deaths. "
- Megan, 1/23/2014
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" Another cleverly written book jacket that sucks you in for one memoir only to be something else completely. I only kept going to see what Dad was arrested for and it wasn't worth it. "
- Christina, 1/21/2014
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" Very interesting story about growing up in a mafia family. It is a true and well written story. "
- Julie, 1/16/2014
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" This was torture to finish. Yawn. Yawn again. "
- Keith, 1/15/2014
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" She has a lot of love for her parents, because children tend to love them no matter what but they were kind of mean to her. I know there's the old school and all, but I hate the old school. "
- Synesthesia, 1/9/2014
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" The book was so interesting! However, I feel like it started to drag as I got toward the end of the memoir. Overall, I did enjoy it despite the redundant occurrences. "
- Hannah, 7/16/2013
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" this book was not as interesting as I thought it would be. I wanted to learn more about the child's perspective. But, I was halfway through the book, she was grown up, and we still had no hint about what was going on. "
- Laura, 6/19/2013
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" Very good book about finding out your family secrets and the juxtaposition of what you remember and feel about growing up and the realities. Her parent's cancer made me very emotional and made me wonder why I was reading this book, but I stuck it out and I'm glad that I did. "
- Jenny, 6/17/2013
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" fantastic memoir about a daughter who's father is in the mob. well-written, compelling story. some adult content, but a great read overall. "
- Nicole, 6/6/2013
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" could have had a little more editing, but interesting story. I cried. "
- Jill, 5/25/2013
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" Could have been really interesting. They way it was written made an interesting story uninteresting. "
- Nancy, 2/26/2013
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" Interesting memoir by the daughter of a mob connected father and loving mother. Lots of crying by the author, though easy to understand the depth of her sadness and pain. "
- Lynn, 12/14/2012
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" This book could have used a harsh editor that would have cut the length by at least 200 pages. There was a bit of an interesting story in there somewhere, but you had to get through a bunch of repetitive nonsense to get there. "
- Fran, 11/29/2012
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" the worst ever; couldn't finish. not a good writer and not really an interesting story. memoir of a girl / woman who grows up with parents she doesn't realize are life-long criminals. sounded kind of interesting but WASN'T! "
- Kristin, 9/10/2012
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" I'd rate this 2.5 stars if I could. I liked it and it was interesting, but it wasn't all that engaging and I found myself skimming at times. "
- Krista, 1/27/2012
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" As the daughter of an FBI Agent who worked organized crime for 20 years Mascia's memoir of life as the daughter of a mob boss was fascinating. Two sides of the same mirror. A really good read full of humor and remembrance. "
- Maureen, 6/8/2011
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" Well, be careful digging into your family's history as you don't know what you may uncover. This memoir of a highly dysfunctional family with ties to the mafia was chilling and sad. "
- Carol, 5/8/2011
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" Did not finish, very slow! I could not get into it.
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- Kristy, 3/1/2011
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" could have had a little more editing, but interesting story. I cried.
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- Jill, 11/11/2010
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" I stopped reading halfway through, completely self indulgent and boring.
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- Alison, 9/27/2010
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" An interesting biography giving insight to how one can love someone who is capable of terrible things.
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- Shannon, 7/17/2010
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" the worst ever; couldn't finish. not a good writer and not really an interesting story. memoir of a girl / woman who grows up with parents she doesn't realize are life-long criminals. sounded kind of interesting but WASN'T!
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- Kristin, 7/11/2010
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" Interesting memoir by the daughter of a mob connected father and loving mother. Lots of crying by the author, though easy to understand the depth of her sadness and pain.
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- Lynn, 7/11/2010
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" Another cleverly written book jacket that sucks you in for one memoir only to be something else completely. I only kept going to see what Dad was arrested for and it wasn't worth it.
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- Christina, 6/3/2010
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" I am entering the beach reading season! This woman uncovers the secret past her parents have tried hide. Who doesn't like a nice mafia story?
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- Kristina, 6/1/2010
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" Well, be careful digging into your family's history as you don't know what you may uncover. This memoir of a highly dysfunctional family with ties to the mafia was chilling and sad.
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- Carol, 5/19/2010
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