The Boys From Eighth and Carpenter

Posted on 09 June 2018 by Tom Mendicino

S Gagliano Son has been a barber shop fixture in South Philly for decades Frankie and Michael Gagliano s Italian immigrant father Luigi to his customers, Papa to his sons presides over the store, enlisting his children as soon as they re big enough to wield a broom On their mother s deathbed, eight year old Frankie swears that he and his little brother will always take care of each other, a vow he endeavors to keep through their father s violent outbursts and the string of wives who try to take their mother s place.After their father s death, Frankie takes over the shop, transforming it to fit in with the gentrifying neighborhood Michael becomes a successful prosecutor with a rising political career, still close to his big brother despite the differences between them Then comes an unthinkable, impulsive act that will force Michael to choose between risking his comfortable life and keeping a sacred oath made before he knew how powerful a promise can be.The Boys from Eighth and Carpenter is a stunning evocation of working class Italian American life a story of brotherhood, loyalty, and the contradictory, unpredictable nature of family love. Download The Boys From Eighth and Carpenter – kino-fada.fr We all have our criteria for a 5 stars read My criteria are 1 I forget that I m a human and that I HAVE to sleep 2 I ignore EVERYONE and EVERYTHING while reading my potential 5 stars book.3 I have tears in my eyes the moment I read the last page, IN SPITE OF HEA I m OVERWHELMING 4 I m NOT ABLE to pick up I...Tom Mendicino really has me dialed in This is one of those American experience family stories that I just love It starts out with a very ominous prologue but quickly meanders into a coming of age journey where you meet brothers Frankie and Michael growing up with a Italian immigrant father, a true Italian godfather, and a long string of stepmothers The author is quite the master of settings and subplots It features the city of Phila...Bond between brothers which surmounts personal desires, morals, dreams, hopes, loved ones against a back drop of multi faceted stereotypical America with it s set ideas about race, class, politics I liked the bare bones of the story but I did not jell with the writing I got a feeling of disparity between certain characters who are depicted in detail like Frankie and Michael against others who were just stereotypes, not people, Mariano, Fr Parisi, Kit being cases in point Maybe this and the Bond between brothers which surmounts personal desires, morals, dreams, hopes, loved ones against a back drop of multi faceted stereotypical America with it s set ideas about race, class, politics I liked the bare bones of the story but I did not j...I d rate this 2.5 stars.Full disclosure I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review Many thanks to Kensington for making it available.Tom Mendicino s The Boys from Eighth and Carpenter ratchets up the tension pretty soon after it starts One night, after helping his older brother Frankie out of a bit of a bind, Michael Gagliano makes a shocking discovery that has the potential to drastically change the course of both of their lives.Sounds pretty I d rate this 2.5 stars.Full disclosure I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review Many thanks to Kensington for making it available.Tom Mendicino s The Boys from Eighth and Carpenter ratchets up the tension pretty soon after it starts One night, after helping his older brother Frankie out of a bit of a bind, Michael Gagliano makes a shocking discovery that has the potential to drastically change the cou...Rating 3.5 stars rounded up.Brotherly love stories are a weakness of mine, and Tom Mendicino did a fairly good job painting the stories of Frankie and Michael s journey through life The prologue starts in medias res The rest of the story is split into three parts, with the first two parts spelling out the life of these brothers from boyhood to adulthood, with the third part continuing where the story left off in the beginning.What I didn t enjoy about The Boys from Eighth and Carpenter was Rating 3.5 stars rounded up.Brotherly love stories are a weakness of mine, and Tom Mendicino did a fairly good job painting the stories of Frankie and Michael s journey through life The prologue starts in medias res The rest of the story is split into three parts, with the first two parts spelling out the life of these brothers from boyhood to adulthood, with the third part continuing where the story left off in the beginning.What I didn t enjoy about The Boys from Eighth and Carpenter was how long it seemed to drag in part 2 While I understand the brothers had lives to live apart from one another, it felt like much of these moments could have been shortened or left out to create a tighter story I started to actually skim many of Michael s scenes as it seemed to get very political at some point, which is not somet...Do authors still write classic contemporary fiction Tom Mendicino does His setting, Philadelphia, is realistically portrayed, as is the relationship between two Italian American brothers, one gay, the other straight, and how their family ties become strained when no spoiler, a very bad thing happens.With careful shifts between eras, their lives together, and their abusive father, provide a slow building tension that s set off in the first chapter Compelling yet not overwrought, this novel Do authors still write classic contemporary fiction Tom Mendicino does His setting, Philadelphia, is realistically portrayed, as is the relationship between two Italian American brothers, one gay, the other straig...Very well written book I don t know why Mendicino isn twell known People would love his work I will be on the lookout forof his books in the future.Thanks to Goodreads and the author for a free copy of this book The Boys from Eighth and Carpenter is a beautiful and beautifully written look at the bond between two brothers, explored through their childhood and their adult lives I m a sucker for books about the impact of family throughout a person s ...Terrific novel by my friend, Tom Mendicino It s gripping, insightful, moving, suspenseful, tragic and funny Dead on depiction of the wide and yet small world of Philly the burbs from the 1960s to current day from the old neighborhood in South Philly to the rarified world of the federal court judge Love the characters whose names and attributes seem so familiar hmm As an outsider c mon, Tom, we know you grew up in Pittsburgh , Tom has the ability to replicate the Philly accent Terrific novel by my friend, Tom Mendicino It s gripping, insightful, moving, suspenseful, tragic and funny Dead on depiction of the wide and yet small world of Philly the burbs from the 1960s to current day from the old neighborhood in South Philly to the rarified world of the federal court ju...This was a great read well written, engaging, and moving Suspense filled story of family loyalty snd love One oddity is a strange obsession with penis size, even for a gay novel But that is minor, because this is an engaging novel.

09 June 2018

Tom Mendicino