I just finished The Family this week, and that means I've finally finished all the main fiction books by Puzo (read over a period of nine months or so).

The truth is, although I used to read fiction novels passionately as a kid, my mind turned to other things later on (and no, I dont mean THAT either!), and I actually really went off fiction altogether.

It was only about seven years later (last year) that I got interested in Puzo, and so I picked up all his books.

Now I've finished them, I still havent fully got back my appetite for fiction, but ideally, I'd like to find some more stuff in the same vein as Puzo.

What the hell do I read next? I'm especially interested in family life and immigrant life, and not overly fussed about crime novels.

Suggestions??

Cheers,
Captain Howdy.

Hi !

I've studied immigration quite a lot (at university and on a personal ground) so I could give you an endless list of titles... One of my favorite is "Call It Sleep" by Henry (not Philip) Roth, published in 1934 : "Through the eyes of David Schearl, the son of immigrant Jews, the reader is taken into the teeming jungle of a NYC slum."

I know there are a million books about the Italian immigration and growing up in the States but I can't remember the titles right now, but I'll do some research if you're interested

Almammater

try reading The Black Mass it's not about immigration but it's about the Irish and Italian mob in South Boston.

Cheers Almammater,
That's very helpful. It sounds like there's a lot of books to choose from, and so I'll give it some more thought, before I narrow it down.
I'll get back to you very soon on that one.
(Plus I'll probably pester you to teach me some of what you know on immigration too, cuz I wanna find some more out about that too. )

Thanks too, guineapig, I'll see if it's in the library.

later guys.

Feel free to ask, you'll never pester me : I love sharing my knowledge on the subject.

Actually I'm working on a website on Italian-Americana with a heavy section on cinema, you should like it when I put it online and give you the address. Pazienza !

Almammater

Oops ! I forgot to ask you about these amps going to 11 : where can I have one ? I've been hearing about them for years but never could find one to buy

Almammater, nonetheless

How was The Family by the way? Good, bad, average?

A Safe Place - The Story of a Father, Son, A Murderer, by Lorenzo Carcaterra.
It's a true story about the author and the title pretty much says it all. The Italian migrant theme is there, but it's not the main focus of the book. A good book, you should check it out.

I read Apaches by Carcaterra, it was a good read.

I liked Apaches too, and Lorenzo Carcaterra has just released his latest, Street Boys, which is supposed to be as good as all his previous works are.