The Family: A Philadelphia Mob Story

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Summary: Goodfellas, African American Style
Review: The Family is about four friends who decide that they will take over the drug business in Philadelphia by hooking up with a Columbian connection in Florida. Just like most good things, they eventually come to an end and friends become enemies.
I have been hearing a lot about this book recently so I decided to give it a try and I am glad that I did. It took merely an afternoon to read it but the storyline draws you in and grips onto you until the conclusion. I really would have liked to see more. It is a rather short novel. However, being a fan of the Godfather trilogy, Goodfellas, Hoodlum, and other gangster flicks, this novel definitely reads like a movie and would be interesting to see on screen. There are no sugar-coated parts of this book. The author keeps it real and I can truly appreciate that.

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Summary: THE REAL DEAL
Review: THE FAMILY IS THE REAL DEAL. I'VE BEEN AROUND REAL CAT'S WHO DID REAL THINGS AND THIS BOOK IS DEFINITELY REAL. THE FAMILY IS BETTER THAN TRUE TO THE GAME AND B-MORE CAREFUL BECAUSE IT IS BELIEVABLE! BUT WHAT I REALLY DUG ABOUT IT THAT IT DID NOT GLORIFY DRUG DEALING.THANKS ANTONNE. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR NEXT JOINT AND HOPEFULLY THE MOVIE! ALSO, ALL YOU WHO WROTE WACK COMMENTS ABOUT THE BOOK ARE JUST HATERS. WHO TAKES THE TIME TO READ,CRITIQUE, THEN WRITE ABOUT A BOOK THEY DISLIKE BESIDES SOME DISGRUNTLED WRITER. THIS BOOK BEEN ON THE SHELF FOR YEARS AND STILL SELLING LIKE CRAZY. IT HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO IT. KEEP IT MOVING MR JONES!!!!!!!!

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Summary: A GREAT WRITER AND GREAT BOOK
Review: THE FAMILY WAS AN EXCELLENT NOVEL. IT WASN'T THE SAME SEX, MURDER AND MAYHIEM [stuff] WHICH HAS BECOME ALL TOO COMMON IN THE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD. MR JONES GOT STRAIGHT TO THE POINT WITHOUT USING ALOT OF DEBASING WORDS OR UNFAMILIAR SLANG. I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT A 50 YEAR OLD JEWISH GUY SUCH AS MYSELF WOULD BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND ENJOY A BOOK OF THIS GENRE. EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING! MY WIFE MARLENE RECOMMENDED IT TO ME AND I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED WHATSOEVER. THE AUTHORS WORDS ARE VERY PASSIONATE AND THE STORY READS WITH A GREAT FLOW. I EAGERLY AWAIT PART II AND THE MOVIE. KUDOS MR JONES. GREAT BOOK!!!

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Summary: What A Waste of Paper
Review: THE FAMILY WAS AN EXCELLENT NOVEL..... it related to living in the street's of Philadelphia and how it feels to not have nothing in life until there was nothing eles too do but sell drugs just too make a little change to have everything in life.....The book starts out with Anthony in writing a letter from jail so thats makes u want too read more just too see how? and why? he got in jail

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Summary: Making.....$ Money$
Review: THE FAMILY WAS AN EXCELLENT NOVEL..... it related to living in the street's of Philadelphia and how it feels to not have nothing in life until there was nothing eles too do but sell drugs just too make a little change to have everything in life.....The book starts out with Anthony in writing a letter from jail so thats makes u want too read more just too see how? and why? he got in jail

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Summary: TOO SHORT ...TOO QUICK.......
Review: THIS BOOK HAD A GREAT STORY LINE BUT ITS NOT A "COLDEST WINTER EVER".....TOO SHORT ...TOO QUICK....GREAT FOR A FIRST TIME AUTHOR.....YOU HAVE TO READ IT...TO SEE WHAT I'M SAYING AND HOW THIS BOOK COULD HAVE BEEN LONGER...IT'S LIKE AS SOON AS YOU START THE BOOK ITS FINISH I THINK THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE DETAILS ABOUT ANTHONY'S AND MARK LIFE AAND THE LIFE THAT LED THEM TO THIS LIFESTYLE... THIS BOOK WAS 150 PAGES BUT COULD HAVE BEEN 70-75 PAGES LONG...IT DIDN'T TELL MUCH ABOUT THE AUTHOR AT THE END....READERS ENJOY READING ABOUT WHO WROTE THE BOOK.....THE FRONT COVER IS VERY CATCHING WITH 2 HANDSOME GUYS ON THE FRONT THOUGH.....

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Summary: TOO SHORT ...TOO QUICK.......
Review: THIS BOOK HAD A GREAT STORY LINE BUT ITS NOT A "COLDEST WINTER EVER".....TOO SHORT ...TOO QUICK....GREAT FOR A FIRST TIME AUTHOR.....YOU HAVE TO READ IT...TO SEE WHAT I'M SAYING AND HOW THIS BOOK COULD HAVE BEEN LONGER...IT'S LIKE AS SOON AS YOU START THE BOOK ITS FINISH I THINK THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE DETAILS ABOUT ANTHONY'S AND MARK LIFE AAND THE LIFE THAT LED THEM TO THIS LIFESTYLE... THIS BOOK WAS 150 PAGES BUT COULD HAVE BEEN 70-75 PAGES LONG...IT DIDN'T TELL MUCH ABOUT THE AUTHOR AT THE END....READERS ENJOY READING ABOUT WHO WROTE THE BOOK.....THE FRONT COVER IS VERY CATCHING WITH 2 HANDSOME GUYS ON THE FRONT THOUGH.....

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Summary: DA BOOKS DA BOMB COP DAT!
Review: THIS BOOK HAS EVERYTHING U NEED 2 STIMULATE YOUR MIND. IF U LIKE ACTION THIS IS THE 1 4 U. I READ THIS BOOK AND DIDN'T WANT IT 2 END. THE BOOK IS SHORT BUT HITS ALL CRITICAL POINTS. THAT THING WAS LIKE THAT!

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Summary: too superficial
Review: This book is entertaining. However if you are expecting a masterpiece do not get your hopes up high. To sum this up in one word : superficial. This book unfortunately lacks depth. The author shows much promise but I only wish he went deeper into the main character. This book was devoid of detailed information. Actually this book was devoid of words period as it can be read in under 2 hours by someone who reads at an average speed. The plot and everything else was very typical and predictable.

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Summary: Mob-less Story
Review: This book really displayed a first time writer story line, complete with typos. I am an avid reader of books that cover a broad spetrum of topics and was very disapponited by this book. I do think it had great potential to evolve into a book that would leave you wanting more but it all did was make me want to hurry up and finish.