The abridgment killed it

Whoever did this abridgment ruined this story. Tommy DeSimmone (Joe Pesci's character in Goodfellas) is hardly mentioned. Jimmy Burke is reduced to a shadow. Really this version is really really awful. Don't waste your money

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WHERE IS THE UNABRIDGED?!?!

3 hours...... Come on. Very short. Let's hear the whole thing next time. :(

No body likes getting short changed

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abridged books are terrible.

they cut out nearly all of the violence. if i were you i would not buy this book.

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Too choppy

I think I might have liked this book in its unabridged form, however, as an abridged book it is too choppy. Having only the movie to compare it to-a lot of important elements were left out, such as the murder of Billy Bats, burying the body and eventually the murder of Tommy. All in all the book didn't feel so much abridged as gutted.

One good thing the book did was to whet my appetite for the full version.

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This Abridged version leaves out too much

I didn't like this abridged version it left out a lot from Henrys life. much of the Lufthansa planning, Tommy DiSimone, Henry's time in the army and his conmections to the Gotti crew. The voice acting was too formal, and didn't spund authentically NY street. Don't buy this version.

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ABRIDGED!

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would not get this unless you are a die hard fan of the story (as I am).

What did you like best about this story?

This is a great story,because it's true.

Have you listened to any of Nicholas Pileggi’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Pileggi does a decent job as the reader,but I don't think he was the best choice.

Any additional comments?

Beware of the "actors" playing various characters. They do a horrendous job! Accents way off,inflection bad,just awful casting. I look forward to an unabridged version with a professional narrator (actor) and appropriate casting if needed. I prefer one reader doing all the characters myself.

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I prefer movie or unabridged version

This version adds almost nothing to the movie, and it lacks the imagery of the movie. I read the unabridged version long ago (before the movie came out) and enjoyed it. But this seems chopped down too much.

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cuts down the story

What happened to all the great parts cut out completely from the story? Really unhappy with this summary piece

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Dont get if you have read the book before.

I had previously read the book so upon purchasing this I was very disappointed by it's length. I guess being new when I first downloaded this, it's my fault for not understanding what abridged meant. How ever at the time I bought it there was no other version of Wiseguy on here.

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Half the story left out!!

The abridged version was worse than no version at all. So much was left out the story is incomprehensible.

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