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The Family (2021)

de Naomi Krupitsky

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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:The Instant New York Times bestseller
A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick
A captivating debut novel about the tangled fates of two best friends and daughters of the Italian mafia, and a coming-of-age story of twentieth-century Brooklyn itself.
Two daughters. Two families. One inescapable fate.
Sofia Colicchio is a free spirit, loud and untamed. Antonia Russo is thoughtful, ever observing the world around her. Best friends since birth, they live in the shadow of their fathers unspoken community: the Family. Sunday dinners gather them each week to feast, discuss business, and renew the intoxicating bond borne of blood and love.
 
But the disappearance of Antonias father drives a whisper-thin wedge between the girls as they grow into women, wives, mothers, and leaders. Their hearts expand in tandem with Red Hook and Brooklyn around them, as they push against the boundaries of societys expectations and fight to preserve their complex but life-sustaining friendship. One fateful night their loyalty to each other and the Family will be tested. Only one of them can pull the trigger before its too late.
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This is a hard one for me to rate. I'm still deciding how I feel about it.
The story was interesting, but very slow. This last chapter was pretty intense, but until that point, I felt like I was reading because I knew SOMETHING was going to happen, but I didn't know what. I didn't particularly like the writing style, but I can't put my finger on anything specific about it that I didn't like. It just wasn't holding my interest well.

I did bond with characters, and cared what happened to them. I just wish it would have happened a little soon. The final chapters had me on edge, but the ending was a little lacking. I was happy with what happened, but it felt incomplete. I don't want to give spoilers, so I can only ask; what happens next?

This wasn't a page turner, but it was a pretty good story—especially for those who enjoyed The Godfather and The Sopranos. ( )
  Time2Read2 | Jul 2, 2022 |
Very character-driven mafia story, but I couldn't connect with any of the characters. ( )
  bookwyrmm | May 6, 2022 |
This book seemed to take it's jolly old time to get anywhere, and I almost put it down a number of times. I didn't like the characters much either. Sofia, in particular, grated on my nerves. But I persevered and about 2/3 of the way through the book started to get interesting and held my attention. That is what brings it up from 2 stars to 3 stars in this review. There is an underlying tone of menace running throughout the entire book. And, taking the subject matter into account, it makes the book even more chilling. It certainly gives an insider look at the machinations of a mob Family, which is inextricably tied to the families of each individual affiliated with The Family. It is also a good portrayal of what life was like on the insalubrious side of Brooklyn during the time of the Second World War and just after the war has ended. There is a lot of insight into motherhood and friendship as well in the book. It made me uneasy, and perhaps that was why it was so difficult to maintain a steady pace reading it. There is no overt violence anywhere in the book, but it is inferred throughout-- so much so that it almost becomes a character in the story. Krupitsky does a good job of showing the strength and resilience of women, especially those who live under the strict rules and morals of The Family. This is not an easy read. It's very unsettling, and nerve-wracking,-just like the families within The Family and how these families lived, loved, and survived (or did not survive).depending on the situation. No one is safe, and no one rests easy in the world of mobs, gangs, contract killings and crime. ( )
  Romonko | Apr 11, 2022 |
I DNF this book. It wasn't that it was bad, it was that I didn't feel connected to the characters enough to know what happened to them. The book is just telling us what happened throughout the lives of 2 women who's fathers were in the mob. The problem I think is within me - I need a plot and some action (which is almost hypocritical considering I've written this type of book myself!)

Thank you to Penguin Random House for allowing me to listen to this book! ( )
  Jynell | Feb 24, 2022 |
Interesting style. Mafia from a woman’s view. Book 2. ( )
  shazjhb | Jan 24, 2022 |
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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:The Instant New York Times bestseller
A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick
A captivating debut novel about the tangled fates of two best friends and daughters of the Italian mafia, and a coming-of-age story of twentieth-century Brooklyn itself.
Two daughters. Two families. One inescapable fate.
Sofia Colicchio is a free spirit, loud and untamed. Antonia Russo is thoughtful, ever observing the world around her. Best friends since birth, they live in the shadow of their fathers unspoken community: the Family. Sunday dinners gather them each week to feast, discuss business, and renew the intoxicating bond borne of blood and love.
 
But the disappearance of Antonias father drives a whisper-thin wedge between the girls as they grow into women, wives, mothers, and leaders. Their hearts expand in tandem with Red Hook and Brooklyn around them, as they push against the boundaries of societys expectations and fight to preserve their complex but life-sustaining friendship. One fateful night their loyalty to each other and the Family will be tested. Only one of them can pull the trigger before its too late.

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