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'...strength of Gomorrah lies in the angry passion with which he denounces the grip of organised crime.'

Misha Glenny, Sunday Times, 13 Jan 2008

`a superb piece of investigative reporting ... Saviano is without question a winning young man with real potential as a writer'

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5.0 out of 5 stars Opening the Floodgates, 17 May 2008

By	Emma Jamieson "emma_dilemma" (Italy) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Roberto Saviano is a 28 year old man, who grew up in Secondigliano, a rundown of 10,000 inhabitants on the fringe of Naples, of which 2468 residents are incarcerated for mafia and camorra related activities and the rest have simply been abandoned to their fate. It is also the trading centre through which about 80% of Europe's cocaine is filtered through, packaged, distributed, marketed, cut, and sold on. This is an unpalatable reality few outside of Italy understand, care about or are able to believe. And this little book has opened a floodgates, no less for the Italians who have always known the extent of the Camorra's corruption on all levels of italian and international society, but who, out of fear, or inability to get close, have not been able to speak about it in this much detail. Roberto's life has been largely destroyed by the writing of this book. He has had to change identity, separate from his family and lives under 24 hour police escort. But for those who live here, in the shadow of mafia, surrounded by the stink of corruption, of Naples' uncollected rubbish, of silent witnesses and a society still living in a dark middle age marked with bloodshed and hopelessness this book has opened a floodgates which may hope may finally lift the cover on a tragedy that affects not only the entire country, but all of Europe, and the world.
Please read this. The Camorra is not a Scorcese movie, the mafia is not some antiquated clich�. We live with it, and our country is slowly dying because of it. This is not a work of fiction, sadly.

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5.0 out of 5 stars COMPELLING READING, 14 Jan 2008

By	La Fata "totorosan" (U.K.) - See all my reviews

I have read this book in the original language a year ago and it is still quite clear in my mind. The courageous Roberto Saviano is a master in telling true stories , and this book gives you a powerful insight of the Neapolitan mafia and the wider implications for us all in an extremely readable & compelling manner. A MUST for anyone interested in Italy and Italian current affairs. Once you start reading it you cannot put it down!

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5.0 out of 5 stars An act of bravery , 7 Aug 2008

By	Mr. L. Biason "luca_biason" (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Saviano's insight on this deadly subject made me wonder a few times about his personal relationship with the people he so openly denounces. This is a 28-year-old courageous man who has decided to put his life on the line to cast some light into the darkest area of Italy's social and political life. When I read the first chapter, I had the distinct feeling that what I had in my hands was a truly ground-breaking book. When I read about the links between organised crime and global trade, and to such a scale as well, I could understand why Italy is in the G8 in spite of its disastrous economy and almost irreversible ideological void. Who thinks that organised crime is a phenomenon contained within the Italian peninsula, must think again. Eye-opening and inspirational.

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4.0 out of 5 stars gomorrah
i bought this book for my husband,so far he hasnt put it down a very compelling read a real eye opener.

Published 21 days ago by T. boylan

3.0 out of 5 stars Compelling book worth reading
Perhaps most striking about this book is the unrelenting level of savagery involved within the constantly feuding crime families and clans - not just in Naples but right across... Read more

Published 2 months ago by Dwight Braxton

4.0 out of 5 stars The Unacceptable Face of Capitalism

According to the Washington Post, Robert Saviano's book "could have been told by Dashiell Hammett's chilly protagonists" and therein lies the problem. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Neutral

5.0 out of 5 stars The other face
I read several reviews of this book before purchase .Comments about the translation etc .
However , that having been said ,it is a brave , revealing and very scary view and... Read more

Published 3 months ago by Martin John Brown

5.0 out of 5 stars I think this book should have never been translated!
Finally someone has the guts of letting the world know what happens in the South of Italy, telling a truly and insight truth. Read more

Published 5 months ago by A. Felice

3.0 out of 5 stars Good and worth a read but could have been much better
Definetely worth a read, excellent and graphic in the way it exposes the violence and corruption off the mafia from this part of Italy - however it tends to waffle and wander... Read more

Published 5 months ago by William K

5.0 out of 5 stars A hero and a poet
I was amazed to see some of the reviews of this book that criticised the translation and found it difficult to read. For me it is a modern classic of Italian literature. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Keith Andreetti

2.0 out of 5 stars A wasted opportunity
It's a great shame that the bravery of the author has produced such a dreary book. The English translation is far too literal but seems to have been working with a poorly-written... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Mr. Stuart Robert Harris

4.0 out of 5 stars Powerful indictment of the Naples Mafia
Roberto Saviano has produced a shocking and detailed account of the Camorra, the mafia clans in the Naples region of southern Italy. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Paul Sloane

3.0 out of 5 stars Gripping true crime, but not an easy read
What makes this book so fascinating is that it is a true story, and one that has not yet ended. It tells of a reality far beyond what many of us could even begin to comprehend,... Read more

Published 8 months ago by Iya G. De Santos

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