c/o Ms. Gokturk
Mr. Pileggi
Author of Wiseguy
c/o Simon & Schuster
1230 Avenue of the
Dear Mr. Pileggi,
My name is Jake Paisner and I have recently read your book Wiseguy. I really enjoyed your book. I have always had a certain admiration for people like Henry Hill. Your book is without a doubt the most realistic in depth description of life in a mafia family I have ever encountered. Sure “The Sopranos” and The Godfather are exciting and depict life in mafia on a day to day basis pretty accurately; however, you never see Tony Soprano having to go to jail and find a way to maintain his immediate family’s lifestyle when they have no money coming in.
What I like most about your book is that when you’re speaking you use the same language as Henry when he is speaking, making the reader feel as if Henry is directly telling his story. Your book has provided me with a sense of life in the mafia unlike any other piece on the subject. Maybe it’s because Wiseguy is the only biography on a wiseguy I’ve ever read, but never before have I seen such a detailed description on someone’s experience in the mafia from age twelve to the end of their career.
I really
don’t like reading. I usually think of
it as a waste of time and something that is completely unnecessary, and it
usually is. However, when I was reading
your book I couldn’t put it down. I read
it over the course of a five hour plane ride to
Sincerely,
Jake Paisner