Old Country, by Leonardo Donofrio
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When elusive Italian hit man, ‘The Winemaker’, refuses to carry out a final job for his American crime boss, a ruthless, charismatic assassin is sent to Italy to attempt to track him down. In an increasingly corporate America that’s impatiently banging on the door of the 21st century, all the old ways are changing – but in the mountains of Southern Italy, there’s one man who is still ‘Old Country’. Funny, poignant, violent, suspenseful, Old Country is a gangster story like no other. Full of authentic Italian characters, and snapshots of village life, it is a story of family, love and betrayal; the story of a man with a personal code being dragged into an increasingly lawless world, with explosive and heart-breaking consequences.
Old Country, by Leonardo Donofrio- Amazon Sales Rank: #198792 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-06-29
- Released on: 2015-06-29
- Format: Kindle eBook
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A tale of Italian mob culture, close-knit families and the recorded life of a contract killer. By Dannii Elle I received this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to the author, Leonardo Donofrio, for providing me with a copy.Before embarking on the journey portrayed within this book's pages I knew only one thing about this book: it was similar to the Godfather. I might not have read the book yet but I was well aware of the story. I was intrigued and excited to begin something of which I had so little knowledge and no experience or association with.Old Country is a tale of Italian mob culture, close-knit families and the recorded life of a contract killer. In this world, blood is thicker than water and honour, or lack of it, and reputation can sink a man. It is a quiet tale that develops slowly in long moments of peace and quick bursts of action - quite the opposite to what I had expected. There is action, but the story is primarily developed over familial episodes and childhood recollections, all recounted over the lush Tuscan backdrop. There was a beauty to this book that I hadn't anticipated - both in setting and writing.The characters often felt like Italian stereotypes, and yet, were entirely believable. The stereotypes were not wooden but allowed for an accessible world to open for the reader. Without this relatable and understood link to the Italian culture and heritage, I would be quite lost. I found all the characters likable and unlikable in equal amounts and, as there was no definitive good guys/bad guys binary, I found myself rooting for all the characters simultaneously. No one is innocent and all are guilty. Perhaps my empathy lay a little more closely with Marco Rizzo, as he was our primary protagonist and therefore our primary link to the story.His repeated childhood reminiscences also allowed me to sympathize and understand his present a lot better and align me a little more to his side in this case of bad vs. badder. There is a hint of the man he is to become in these youthful anecdotes. The reader gets to view them with their future knowledge and tear them apart to decipher the clues as to how he came to become the man he is in the book's present; how he became a killer.Yet everyone has a multitude of sides presented for them. This is represented by the myriad of names given to each character, which embodies the multitude of sides to these complex characters, and the number of roles they perform - son, father, lover, boss, good guy, bad guy, hero, villain. Murderer. Deliverer of justice. It allowed me to view these, what I believed, initially unrelatable characters more as human beings as the book progressed. I got to see them as multi-faceted people with motivations, once alien, and now understood, if not approved.The reader is given both sides of the story, which makes it interesting, but the fact that neither is good makes it compelling. If you want beautiful storytelling, a rich setting, diverse characters, a compelling story-line and a unique plot then look no further, because Old Country is for you.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Old Style Mafia Brilliance! By Nile Princess This is one of those books that, for various reasons, shouldn't have worked for me, but it just DID. I will start by saying that if you're looking for a mafia book that's all about killing, violence, backdoor deals and mob business this isn't the book for you. This is very much an ensemble piece and is a book to read slowly and savor, not one with rollercoaster twists and turns. It's to be sipped like a fine wine and I guess it's no coincidence that the assassin is also a winemaker.The book opens with a multi-person hit at a dock, and is described beautifully by the author. I like my assassins cold, controlled, and deliberate and Marco Rizzo is all of those things. He is one with his weapon and it's eerie and just...poetry. The book then jumps to a different situation. This is one of the things that usually doesn't work for me but was just seamless in this book. At no point did I think 'Why am I reading about wine and bees?? What's going on with the hit??' The author takes us back to Marco's childhood in Italy, to the hit on his father; we meet his cranky and selectively senile mother, his drunken uncle and at the same time we meet the 'capo' in New York who wants Marco to do one last job (a hit on a female reporter) and who refuses to pay Marco for the previous job when he says no women, no children. There is a host of colorful secondary characters and we get all their stories (from Flavio cheating with a black woman - what?! lol - and what Greco had to do to survive jail). What's certain is that it's never confusing or boring! This is extremely hard to do and shows that this author is extremely talented. I know this style won't work for everyone, but take it from someone who hates when timelines shift and other characters are introduced, it totally works!The refusal to pay Marco is the catalyst to a bloodbath that spans New York and Southern Italy, and Flavio (the NY capo) comes to understand who he's really dealing with. He was warned and he didn't listen. I was yelling at the book, 'OMG just pay him! How many people have to die?'The author's writing style is beautifully poetic and descriptive. It can go on a bit at times, but his writing transports you right into the story. I could see Southern Italy, all the vineyards, the villages, and the people and culture complete with their dry humor; I loved it.Rizzo is very much a multi-faceted character and, at times, it's hard to funny prankster, with the coldblooded killer.In terms of improvement, the editing needs a lot of work as the author himself has admitted. I enjoyed the book so much that it wasn't enough to take me out the story but it is very noticeable.Also, towards the end, I felt bits of the descriptions could have been chopped and I really didn't care about Pops' backstory because I was waiting to hear about the twins. At that point, I guess because I knew it was near the end, I was just ready to find out what happened.All in all, this is a solid, first effort from a new author. I felt like I got everything I needed out the story and though I lost one of my fave characters, everything made sense. At the end of this story, I was left with strong satisfaction of a story well told and a definite reluctance to say goodbye to these characters. Brava, author, on a job well done!* I received a copy of this book for my honest review.*
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It grabbed me on page one!! By Amazon Customer This was recommended to me via a friend who insisted it was up there with ‘The Godfather’ and while I was sceptical at first I would have to agree.Few crime books are as beautifully written as this, which was a beguiling mix of the poetic and the profane, with a pace that built steadily throughout to an exhilarating final third.An absorbing read and full of authentic Italian flavour – easily the best book I’ve read this year and if you like your assassins with a little depth and compassion then this is definitely the book for you!
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