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The Gangs of New York
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I just couldn't continue with this book. You'd think for a book about the history of gangs in NY, it would be really interesting, but it was so dull and dragging and there were so many commas. One moment you're in pre-civil war next your in the late 1800s and you're to keep guessing which ear you're in until the author bothers to tell you. Also the cycle of each chapter is the same. A little background on why a riot happened, followed by a way to in-depth account of the fight, followed by a quick conclusion. This pattern was repeated over and over with the chapter that I got tired of reading it. So tired that I've fallen asleep many times reading it. I don't need to torture myself over this book. School does that job already.
I just couldn't continue with this book. You'd think for a book about the history of gangs in NY, it would be really interesting, but it was so dull and dragging and there were so many commas. One moment you're in pre-civil war next your in the late 1800s and you're to keep guessing which ear you're in until the author bothers to tell you. Also the cycle of each chapter is the same. A little background on why a riot happened, followed by a way to in-depth account of the fight, followed by a quick conclusion. This pattern was repeated over and over with the chapter that I got tired of reading it. So tired that I've fallen asleep many times reading it. I don't need to torture myself over this book. School does that job already.
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November 2, 2017
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November 2, 2017
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March 12, 2018
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21.58%
"The problem with this book is that it 1. Doesn't give you a map. No I don't know what NY looked like in the late 1800s! 2. Throws so many names at you that they start to blur and overwhelm you."
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March 18, 2018
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Mar 18, 2018 11:28PM
And No Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis? Shame :p
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Sr3yas wrote: "And No Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis? Shame :p"See! If Scorsese was able to make a film about it staring such infamous actors, you'd think it would be more interesting. Pretty sure if DiCaprio was in the book I'd have held out to the end but no.
I hated the movie too, Leonardo DiCaprio couldn't save it.
Holly wrote: "I hated the movie too, Leonardo DiCaprio couldn't save it."Did it bore you? Because that's what this book did. Page after page of boredom and violence.
R wrote: "Holly wrote: "I hated the movie too, Leonardo DiCaprio couldn't save it."Did it bore you? Because that's what this book did. Page after page of boredom and violence."
Yes, yes it did. For a movie with so much death in it, I was bored to tears.
Holly wrote: "R wrote: "Holly wrote: "I hated the movie too, Leonardo DiCaprio couldn't save it."Did it bore you? Because that's what this book did. Page after page of boredom and violence."
Yes, yes it did. ..."
That's pretty much what this book is.
