I was immediately drawn in by the prose and clearly the author has a great talent for writing - the strongest part of the whole book is easily the beginning, in which the author paints a vivid story of boy.Finding it hard to decide how many stars to give this one. I'll start with a synopsis, to buy some time ;),I remember going to see the film of this when it first hit the cinemas, so wanted to read this to understand the story some more. On that day, what begins as a harmless scheme goes horribly wrong. Average score for this quiz is 7 / … It could, in fact, be lies from beginning to end, but there probably is some truth there. Lorenzo Carcaterra was born in … What happens to them over the course of that year -- brutal beatings, unimaginable humiliation -- will change their lives forever.Years later, one becomes a lawyer. sleepers book by lorenzo carcaterra. Black),hair stylist: Mr. De Niro / makeup artist: Mr. De Niro,additional hair stylist (as Henry P. Leto),post-production supervisor: Propaganda Films,production supervisor (as Lucille Masone Smith),property master (as Robert J. Griffon Jr.),assistant property master (as John B. McDonnell),special effects coordinator (as Steve Kirshoff),visual effects editor (as Scott Balcerek),digital technician: ILM (as Amanda Montgomery),compositing supervisor: ILM (as Tom Rosseter),film loader: second unit (as Scott Nederman),second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Heather M. Norton),casting associate (as Louis J. DiGiaimo Jr.),executive in charge of music: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment,transportation co-captain (as Henry Avelin),transportation captain (as Kevin K. Keefe),production assistant (as Cynthia Doyle Carriere),production assistant (as Timothy S. Donohue),assistant to head of production (as Annunziata Gianzero),production office assistant (as Marlus C. Harding),accounting supervisor (as Ellen Hofstadter-Shapiro),clearance and product placement (uncredited),executive marketing consultant (uncredited),personal assistant: Robert De Niro (uncredited).

well i was very intrigued to read this hard hitting book i had watched the movie a long time ago and really liked it! !This is going to be the book to beat this year for Best Read. harrowing months in the Wilkinson Home for Boys and the elaborate However, virtually every independent person who has investigated the story has determined that the book and the movie are fictitious.

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However, they start running small errands for a local gangster, King Benny. Sleepers was adapted into an award-winning film, featuring Hollywood stars Dustin Hoffman, Brad Pitt, Robert de Niro and Kevin Bacon. This is just some of the basic trivia on the book. The NY Times published an article about doubts that were being expressed and as far as I could tell the story could not be verified. But when one of their pranks goes wrong and a man is seriously injured, they are sent to a Reform School for Boys. The boys then decide never to speak of the abuse — even after they are all released.Thirteen years later in 1981, John and Tommy — now career criminals — unexpectedly encounter Nokes, who now is a private security guard, by chance in a Hell's Kitchen pub and kill him in front of four witnesses. A Lesson From Sleepers. I don't think a book has ever done that to me before.The author, Lorenzo Carcaterra in his book, "Sleepers" tells the story as himself reflecting back to when he was a boy growing up in Hell's Kitchen (a city in New York) in the 1960's, and a place he and his three other friends were forced to go to after pulling a stupid prank that almost kills someone. Those months, full of injuries, rape, starvation and mental abuse, change all of them forever. I actually feel somewhat horrible giving this five stars, but it was an utterly engrossing and captivating book. Honestly, I wouldn't recommend this for most people I kno.Possibly the most disturbing book that I have ever read.

My only unanswered question: Why was this an alternate selection for the Book of the Month Club instead of a main selection?I pretty much read this book because I had seen the movie a few years ago. Forgive me, but there was almost nothing innocent about a single one of these boys. What follows is apparently also a true story, but to me -- a revenge-minded grudge-holder from way, way back -- it reads like the unlikeliest of fairytales. The first part of the book describes the relationships and friendship between the four boys, we get to know their personalities and characteristics and have some insight as to how each of them will cope in this hideous environment. The boys end up in some mischief which has dire consequences, they are sent to a reform school where they will endure horrendous physical, sexual and emotional abuse for the duration of their sentence. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account.Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.Start by marking “Sleepers” as Want to Read:Error rating book. I enjoyed every vivid characters and smiled at the fact that they were at one point real people. Although their sentence is only for a few months, what they find inside is a group of guards determined to bully and abuse the boys supposedly in their care. I could almost see the city, hear the accents spoken. He is a former writer/producer for Law & Order and has written for National Geographic Traveler, … I don't know how can people be so evil - we are talking about the boys here!!! A moving and shocking coming-of-age story that is a must read for fans of the cult film, Stand by Me.

Lorenzo "Shakes" Carcaterra, Tommy Marcano, Michael Sullivan, and John Reilly are childhood friends in Hell's Kitchen in the mid-1960s. Carcaterra is an excellent writer, changing pace here and there but never letting the reader go. Refresh and try again.We’d love your help.