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Summary: wow
Review: Al DeMeo did a great job with this.. wow. It's very interesting to read after reading Murder Machine. Because it's told in Albert's own words, that makes it much easier to get involved in the story. It's a fairly short book, easy to read in one sitting. I can buy DeMeo being a great dad, better than some legit dads for sure.. Some parts seemed a bit far fetched, though. Roy DeMeo being sad about a frog dying? How could the same Roy DeMeo who took a new recruit out on the street and had him randomly clip a guy to prove he would be a decent hit man get sad about some frog dying? C'mon. It's hard to believe this is the kid's first book, he does an excellent job describing his emotions, makes you really feel for him.
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Summary: interesting angle for a mob book
Review: As a self admitted mafia aficionado I was very interested in this book from the son of one of the most notorious mob hitmen in history,especially since I had already read MURDER MACHINE and was well aware of roy demeo's reputation.Albert seems to be a relatively good guy who was born into something that would be very hard to handle if you were 30,much less a teenager.Good for him for making it,but being a mobster's son apparently carries a born hatred for the police trying to put away a murderer and reporters who write about the horrific things your father did.Yes the guy was his father but if Roy did half the things he was accused of,it seems an impossibility to humanize Roy DeMeo as Al tries to.Read Murder Machine as well to get the other side of Roy.Albert deserves compassion,his father doesn't.
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Summary: A journey into one young man's Heart of Darkness
Review: I bought this book on the spur of the moment. It was in the sale and I thought, "What the heck, I've nothing else to read tonight!"The author Albert DeMeo pulls no punches as he chronicles not only his father's life, the Mobster Roy DeMeo and his steady rise to power in the Mafia in New York but also his own involvement from the tender age of five in a world that was seductively charming as it was dangerous. "For the Sins of my Father" is a brutal, candid, violent, tender portrayal of a life in a huge glass bubble in which escape is not an option for anyone. However Albert DeMeo is not an apologist for his father's actions, rather he pulls the reader in a world in which corruption is at the heart of everything. Just as you can't feel sorry Roy DeMeo for the choices he made in his life you also cannot feel anything for the Police, the FBI, the Government, the Court system because they were often as corrupt as the people they claimed they were trying to bring to justice. Albert's father knew many people and many considered themselves law abiding whilst at the same time asking and getting favours from the Mafia Capo who was their "neighbour" and "friend". In one chapter the young Albert helps his father's "crew" to work out how wipe clean some audio tapes that could send one of their members to jail; magnets the child tells them men can wipe clean magnetic tapes of all their contents. It is a corrupt police officer who puts a magnet next to the audio tapes so that they will be blank when they are played in court. It is also to Mafia owned drinking dens that many court officials, police officers and other city officials attend to drink, buy drugs and enjoy the company of Prostitutes. Roy DeMeo's murder in the early 1980s is a brutal wake up call for the teenage Albert and hounded by both the Mafia who want his silence and the FBI wanting him to turn State's evidence, Albert somehow manages to salvage his life out of the wreckage of violence his father has left behind. This is not a fairy tale, there is certainly no happy ending but Albert DeMeo is living proof that you can walk a way from organised crime and go on to live a legitimate life, all it takes is a lot of courage, the memory of how your father, a man you loved beyond all words, died in a hail of bullets, murdered by the very people who were supposed to be his friends and associates. This book is very different from the gratuitous Best Seller "The Murder Machine" which demonises Albert's father; this is a book that puts a life into perspective, warts and all. Violence, car crime, prostitution, gambling, protection rackets, corrupt officials, loan sharking, pornography are put on display and it is left up to the reader to judge where the line between right and wrong lies. There is no moving away from the fact that Roy DeMeo was a murderer, a Mafia Capo and a man with a criminal mind, but the world he worked in was a world providing services and commodities that people wanted and even the law was not above the stench of death, and corruption. Read this book with an open mind and remember a father's love can transcend even the most vile of crimes....
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Summary: Fascinating!
Review: I read this book in one day-couldn't put it down! I grew up in Massapequa, NY and went to school with Al DeMeo. It blew me away to read what he was going through, while attending high school and acting like a "normal" kid. We all knew that his father was "in the mafia" but it was presumed that most weathly Italian men in this area also had links to the mob. While I was drawn to it for my hometown connections, my husband, who is not from LI, also could not put it down! I have recommended it to many family and friends. Excellent story about the home life of a member of the mafia and the repercussions it has on his family, the ones he tried so hard to protect.
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Summary: TONY
Review: I THOUGHT THE BOOK WAS EXCELLENT IT JUST PROVES YOU LIVE BY THE SWORD YOU DIE BY IT. READ MURDER MACHINE NEXT IT FILLS IN ALL THE BLANKS
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Summary: Puts a human face on the mafia
Review: Mr.DeMeo write a great book of his beloved father.And about the way of life he chose.They are not all monsters that most books and movies have you believe.But men who go a diffrent and difficult path.He tells of the way he once wanted to be like his father but chose a diffrent road.
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Summary: DeMeo is a Genius
Review: The book For the Sins of My Father is a biographical novel by Albert DeMeo. Albert DeMeo wrote this book in a descriptive and emotional way that kept me interested and asking for more. It is in a different perspective than all of the other mafia stories I have read. It depicts the home life of mafia killer Roy DeMeo and his loving care towards his family and son. This showed a side of the man that you would never have known by looking at his record as a mafia crime boss. He tried hard to keep his family out of his business and away from the possible dangers. "For the first twelve years of my life, my father worked to keep our family in a glass bubble. As long as we stayed inside that bubble, we would be safe." Roy DeMeo's wish was for his son to never follow in his footsteps.
I think the theme of this book is to always take advantage of the times you have with loved ones because you never know what can happen. Albert DeMeo depicts the downside that the mafia life offers. He describes the many times that he hasn't slept at night until his father came home, and the constant worrying when they weren't together. The fear of losing someone close to you and the agonizing pain that goes along with it.
I recommend this book to any reader that is slightly interested in the organized crime life because it is told from a different perspective. It shows the close and loving relationship between a father and his son. I enjoyed reading every page of this book and I want you to experience the same excited that I did.
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Summary: A Mafia Hit
Review: The Godfather, The Sopranos, Godfellas, all classic movies that basically display America's fascination with mob life. What do American's like more than mob stories? True stories! There is no better combination than a true story about mob life.
In Albert DeMeo's book, "For the Sins of My Father," he dives into his dark past of being the son of one of the Gambino families top killing machines, Roy DeMeo. From the days of carrying a gun as a young child to his teen years of running the family business and dealing with prostitutes, he faces everything that the mafia has to offer. Albert never gets to live the life of young boy , instead he spends countless hours covering for his father after he became a made man in the mob.
Although mobsters seem to live a glamorous life, Albert DeMeo describes his father's rise and fall in organized crime. Albert goes into great detail about his father's attempts to escape the law in other countries and how Roy DeMeo eventually dies by the gun.
Albert's life was deeply affected after his father's death, from the times when the FBI harass him to his own mental struggles. What is great about this mob tale is that Albert eventually ends up on top. Although he deals with tough times , he rebuilds a better life in which he is an accomplished author and on living a much healthier lifestyle. But I strongly suggest if you want a peak into the world of Al Capone, John Gotti, or Sammy the Bull read this page turning memoir of the lifestyles of the rich and the powerful.
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Summary: A Mafia Hit
Review: The Godfather, The Sopranos, Godfellas, all classic movies that basically display America's fascination with mob life. What do American's like more than mob stories? True stories! There is no better combination than a true story about mob life.
In Albert DeMeo's book, "For the Sins of My Father," he dives into his dark past of being the son of one of the Gambino families top killing machines, Roy DeMeo. From the days of carrying a gun as a young child to his teen years of running the family business and dealing with prostitutes, he faces everything that the mafia has to offer. Albert never gets to live the life of young boy , instead he spends countless hours covering for his father after he became a made man in the mob.
Although mobsters seem to live a glamorous life, Albert DeMeo describes his father's rise and fall in organized crime. Albert goes into great detail about his father's attempts to escape the law in other countries and how Roy DeMeo eventually dies by the gun.
Albert's life was deeply affected after his father's death, from the times when the FBI harass him to his own mental struggles. What is great about this mob tale is that Albert eventually ends up on top. Although he deals with tough times , he rebuilds a better life in which he is an accomplished author and on living a much healthier lifestyle. But I strongly suggest if you want a peak into the world of Al Capone, John Gotti, or Sammy the Bull read this page turning memoir of the lifestyles of the rich and the powerful.
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Summary: Way more than a regular mafia book!
Review: This is an outstanding view of mafia life told by the son of mafia legend Roy DeMeo. In this touching story of a father and son, Al DeMeo tells the story of the struggles of growing up and living with a mobster father. Even afer his father passes Al still struggles with the past and the pesky federal govt. This is by far one of the best books of mafia life I have ever read, and I have read quite a few. I loved this book and would recomend it to everyone. This is way more than your average mafia book, it is a touching story of a father and son.
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