Gomorrah: A Personal Journey into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System

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Gomorrah: A Personal Journey into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System
by Roberto Saviano
from Picador

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• a great book
  this is an excellent book. His literary style reminds me of the 'raw facts' style of Capote, but a prose all his own. Its a scathing read, unrelenting towards its goal of naming every last name possible involved with the Camorra. I havent really sat down and read a book from front to back since high school... about 8 years ago. This one took me by surprise. If you think organized crime is just for the movies, or all you know about it is the godfather and scarface, this will open your eyes quite a bit.... more info

• Naples underworld, gamorrah
  Gomorrah: A Personal Journey into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System
  good story. Scary truth.

• I smell something here
  I'm a hundred pages into this overrated book and loud alarms are going off, the same sort of alarms that went off when I read "A Million Little Pieces" and "Running With Scissors." I will finish the book because it is reasonably compelling and because I love Italy, but I just don't believe everything I'm taking in. The book also seems without focus and at times the prose is heavy handed. The irony is that "Gomorrah" isn't nearly as organized as the crime network it describes. From the reviews, I expected a... more info

• "Nothing is lost. Nothing is created. Everything is transformed."
  
  In Gomorrah, Saviano wades through the gates of hell, revealing the extent of criminal enterprise in southern Naples, the long tentacles of the Camorra infecting every aspect of business from the port of Naples to the interior. Inland, cement cities house men and women who work long days in fashion sweatshops, where every aspect of life is controlled by the Camorra, from the lowliest waiter to the massive factories that produce counterfeit materials. Saviano begins this undercover journey at the port,... more info

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