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	Gomorrah: A Personal Journey into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System Roberto Saviano Picador, 2008 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 74 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

A groundbreaking, unprecedented bestseller in Italy, Roberto Saviano's insider account traces the decline of the city of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network more powerful and violent than the Mafia. The Camorra is an elaborate, international system dealing in drugs, high fashion, construction, and toxic waste, and its influence has entirely transformed life in Campania, the province surrounding Naples.

Since seeing his first murder victim, at thirteen, Roberto Saviano has watched the changes in his home city. For Gomorrah, he disappeared into the Camorra and witnessed at close range its audacious, sophisticated, and far-reaching corruption that has paralyzed his home city and introduced the world to a new breed of organized crime.

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The truth here is Not pretty

Even before reading this book, I read many of the reviews here on Amazon. I had also viewed the movie which I had bought in Italy. Because the movie is in dialect I had the option of being watched with Italian subtitles. In no way did watching the movie first diminish the impact of reading the book. At times it seemed to be written in a way intended just to deliver historical facts (hard, cold, even bloody facts) without a pretense of trying to be entertaining like a novel. In a way that treatment of the subject-a repeated description of horrific and grizzly acts-would almost seems to desensitize the reader and perhaps lower the 'shock value' of the everyday actions of Camorrah members. But then perhaps the author is just mimicking the attitude of the Camorrah itself, who in their false sense of justice and total disregard for human life outside their own system, will commit acts of murder so often and in such a way as to become desensitized to the brutality of it all. For them it is just another days work...For me the descriptions in this book also helped me understand in a small way how gangs in the US operate, from the recruitment of members to the elimination of rivals. I applaud Roberto Saviano for his work.

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Chilling and hard to put down

There are times that Robert Saviano's debut can be a bit slow at times with his knack for details, but what else could you expect from an investigative journalist? The majority of the book is gritty and gripping. Completely discounting the glamorized image created in beloved films such as Godfather and Goodfellas,Saviano aims to show the world the truly reprehensible nature of the Mafia in Southern Italy. Beyond the sickeningly gruesome methods of torture and assassination towards anyone and everyone who dares declare dissent, as a reader, you will be astounded as to just how extensive the Camorra's power is in the economic realm of not only Southern Italy, but all of Europe. The Camorra control the counterfeit industry, the cement and building industry in Italy, and the toxic waste management industry. The Camorra is relentless in its pursuits-- anyone who gets in the way of their livelihoods is mowed over and made unrecognizable. Do not expect any emotional or sentimental passages from Saviano either; this book is his ultimate revenge. He gets straight to the point. You sense that he is bitter to the point that he is numb-- you read descriptions of kids killed violently, but you imagine Saviano has seen this all too often. What makes this book leave such an indelible mark is that all the accounts and stories are true. Saviano had the courage to publish a book that tells it as it is. Excellent read, but be warned, you'll be left with some startling and disturbing knowledge afterwards.

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Great book

Thanks for getting me this spellbinding, chilling account of this crime syndicate in Naples. I wanted to have my copy to give to a friend.

Rage Spilled on Paper

This book is very disconnected. The prose is all over the place in describing the Camorra crime syndicate around Naples. But it is very powerful. It seems that Saviano wrote it in rage and he had all of it bottled up inside of him and he just let go on the printed page. You may want to get yourself a little familiarized with the roots of Camorra before you dive into the book. But once you dive in, you get sucked into an abyss of an underground world that has its tentacles reaching the legitimate business world touching millions of lives, not only in Italy but also in all of Europe. I definitely recommend it but only after reading a little background on the Camorra.

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