I don't agree with the reviewers who say they don't like the book or the facts they feel are false or inconsistent. I found this book to be fascinating reading and couldn't put it down.Simone's writing style is addictive. The narrative is lush with segments that put you at the scene with the events as they unfold. You finally get to meet up-close-and-personal, all the characters you loved or hated in Goodfellas. They become real not reel. Their deaths are not depicted as they are in the film in a few instances. Similar but not the same.I have never met a book on gangsters I didn't love. I am not a New Yorker or married-to-the-mob. But my Southern grandmother was a prominent rum runner during Prohibition and I get my affection for bad guys through that side of the family. My dad told me about the times major crime figures would visit her at her private island off Savannah when he was younger. He had no idea they were famous mobsters. I was 'the son' he never had, so he shared all the adventures of her life with me. I have been reading true crime since I was in grade school! At 76, that was a long time ago.This book has so much going for it. I was casting it as a film as I was reading it. It wouldn't be Godfellas 2, but a separate and interesting film itself. I must admit, I can't think of any of today's young actors who could surpass the cast of the film. How do you replace De Niro, Pesce or Liotta? You can't. A cast of total unknowns might make this work. It is a great ride. I enjoyed every single page. He is an excellent writer.