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The story is told with genuine warmth, humour and honesty but at the end of reading it I was left with a nagging sense of discomfort. I realised that this was down to the fact that despite the humour Jake La Motta is not the sort of man you could like but you have to acknowledge that his story is gripping.
Raised in abject poverty he resorted to violence, theft, rape and mugging. Channelling his rage he eventually became midle weight champion of the world but even this wasn't straight forward. The book also details La Motta's rivalry with, possibly the best boxer of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson and details their epic fights.
La Motta was probably one of the finest fighters of all time and as a fighter richly deserves all the plaudits, as a person he left a lot to be desired. I can't recommend this book highly enough.
flat. It tore the heart out of him to see his mother physically abused by his father and be on the end of his fathers vicious tounge. When La Motta grew up he had the same evil temper as his father and some evil traits stemming from his background. He raped his best friends girl friend Viola, he mugged a bookie with a lead pipe thinking he had killed him, he threw a big fight for the mob to get a title bout against Marcel Cerdan. His redeeming points are he beat Cerdan for the title and became middleweight champion. He came face to face with the bookie he thought he had murdered and was releived to know he was not a murderer,he had a troubled conscience about what he done to Viola. He was a real raging bull
from New Yorks Bronx loosing his way more than once, and climbing back out of the pit and redeeming him self with some goods works with his children and former wives and his best friend Peter Savage. A good read with Nick Torches giving a new introduction to start you of on a good read.
What is so surprising about the novel is how it is written.... the atttention to detail, the use of language and words. This does not feel like an auobiography written by a punch-drunk boxer, but a story told with great skill and warmth. There is a fond rememberance of his childhood, but La Motta doesn't disguise the fact he was an evil, violent person, and in some cases, yes, he does try to explai why he did such actions, but I got the feeling he has just accepted what he had done was bad. Of course, La Motta's story has been transformed to the big screen by such talents as Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro (quite possibly their best fim), but their adaptation, if truth be told, is not an accurate loo at La Motta's life. They have only used La Motta's autobiography to tell a tale - and admittedly a great one. Events have been altered, some made up, some non-existent, but it's all for purpose. Fans of boxing and fans of the movie should definately read this, if only to make comparison's to Scorsese's masterpiece. Also, for an interesting read, pick up 'Raging Bull II: Continuing the story of Jake La Motta', an interesting read that carries on where the original left off, and goes into the making of the movie from La Motta's point of view.Either way, a fabulous read, often shocking, violent, and cruel, but also very funny, humerous in many parts.
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