Mob Daughter: The Mafia, Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano, and Me! [Kindle Edition]

I bought this book for two reasons. One being that I read her father's book Underboss. The second being that I watch Mob Wives every single Sunday.

I regret buying this book. Its horrible. Sentences are clipped. Thoughts are all over the place. At one point she goes from talking about her family being arrested to her nephew almost drowning. Like wait...what? The first, and really only time, she mentioned fellow cast mate Renee Graziano was when she said "She throws her fathers name around all the time, me and the girls (referring to Ramona and her sister Roxanne) don't do that." Umm HELLO!?? Are you serious right now?? YOU are always the one throwing around the "check my bloodline" "I'm Sammy the Bull's daughter" "Do you know who my father is?" I found her "story" to be extremely hypocritical. She claims that Ramona has been such an influence in her life and she's "your girl" how come she rarely mention her? She slams Drita for getting with Lee, stating that "you two weren't over" yet on page 188 she says, and I quote "I had accepted the fact that Lee and I were done." Really? Cause her actions, even in season 2, show otherwise. She also kept saying how this book wasn't about her father yet how the Mafia affected her life. I saw none of that really. What I saw was someone that was completely confused, reaping in the benefits of being "The Bull's daughter" and someone who enjoyed the lifestyle. Once she was shunned, then all of a sudden she hated it.

Waste of money, waste of my time. Frankly, this book just proved what a hypocrite she is (as if the show didn't make her look like one already). If you want a good Gravano read, read her father's book. At least then you say it's "captivating".

I don't know the author personally, but from what I see on TV, I really don't like her personality at all. THat being said, I thought I would give her the benefit of the doubt considering that she had a co-writer for this project and a good story.

What a let down. There was virtually nothing new revealed in this book. I think if you know the story about her father than you can safely assume what her family must have gone through. I have seen interviews where the author says that she felt it was time for her to tell HER story, but all these years later, honestly, who cares? Maybe if this book provided some true insight I'd feel differently, but it didn't. This is all a lot of fluff and I think she either just needed some money or its just a vehicle for her to move onto "bigger" things like Celebrity Apprentice or a new line of this or that.

She seems like she has some serious mental problems and anger issues and comes across as quite the narcissist. I think if anything her ego may need to be put in check if she thinks the world wants to know her side of what is essentially her dad's story (contrary to what she repeatedly says in interviews...that this is HER story. Its not.).

I'd say either wait for this to be deeply discounted, borrow it from a friend or get it from the library.

Karen Gravano's book is poorly written and boring. If you watch the show you already know everything she is going to say. In her desire to appear tough and powerful she comes across as an entitled, spoiled brat. She repeatedly claims she needs to tell "her story" and not that of her father but the whole book is about him, rarely offering any insight into what she herself was going through. Her vocabulary is limited and the entire book seems to have been written for elementary school children. If you want to know more about "the life" I would recommend buying Victoria Gotti's book instead.