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Original Title:	Sleepers
ISBN:	2266071289 (ISBN13: 9782266071284)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Lorenzo Carcaterra, Tommy Marcano, Michael Sullivan, John Reilly
Setting:	Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York,1963(United States)

Sleepers

Lorenzo Carcaterra

Paperback | Pages: 399 pages

Rating: 4.21 | 12802 Users | 711 Reviews

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Title	:	Sleepers
Author	:	Lorenzo Carcaterra
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 399 pages
Published	:	October 30th 1996 by Pocket (first published July 10th 1995)
Categories	:	Fiction. Mystery. Crime. True Crime. Thriller

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Sleeper (colloq.): 1. out-of-town hit man who spends the night after a local contract is completed. 2. A juvenile sentenced to serve any period longer than nine months in a state-managed facility. This is the story of four young boys. Four lifelong friends. Intelligent, fun-loving, wise beyond their years, they are inseparable. Their potential is unlimited, but they are content to live within the closed world of New York City's Hell's Kitchen. And to play as many pranks as they can on the denizens of the street. They never get caught. And they know they never will. Until one disastrous summer afternoon. On that day, what begins as a harmless scheme goes horribly wrong. And the four find themselves facing a year's imprisonment in the Wilkinson Home for Boys. The oldest of them is fifteen, the youngest twelve. 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. One a reporter. And two have grown up to be murderers, professional hit men. For all of them, the pain and fear of Wilkinson still rages within. Only one thing can erase it. Revenge. To exact it, they will twist the legal system. Commandeer the courtroom for their agenda. Use the wiles they observed on the streets, the violence they learned at Wilkinson. If they get caught this time, they only have one thing left to lose: their lives. SLEEPERS is the extraordinary true story of four men who take the law into their own hands. It is a searing portrait of a system gone awry and of the people -- some innocent, some not so innocent -- who must suffer the consequences. At the heart of SLEEPERS is a sensational murder trial that ultimately gives devastating, yet exhilarating, proof of street justice and truly defines the meaning of loyalty and love between friends. Told with great humor and compassion, even at its most harrowing, SLEEPERS is an unforgettable reading experience.

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Ratings: 4.21 From 12802 Users | 711 Reviews

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This was a riveting read and it kept me engaged throughout.I looked at my bookshelves and realized that I had not added this book. It is a story of four boys growing up in Hell's Kitchen. One day, a prank goes wrong and they end up killing a man by accident. They are sent to the Wilkinson Home for Boys as punishment. It is there that their horrific abuse at the hands of some guards takes place. After being released, they deal with their abuse in different ways. Years later, two of the boys see

The book is very well written and graphic in its portrayal of violence and sex, but I had a sneaking suspicion it may be mostly fiction even while I was reading it years ago. A quick search on the net now convinces me that there is a huge controversy regarding the veracity of the story.If it's a true story, it rates five stars.If it's fiction paraded as truth, it rates only one star.Since there is no way of establishing the truth, I plumb for three stars.

Put Stephen Kings Shawshank Redemption in one hand, and his The Body in the other. Now put your hands together and you'll have Lorenzo Carcaterra's Sleepers; an allegedly true story of four boys who are united through life by solid friendship, never leaving each others side. An eye opener to what went on behind the bars of justice in the 1960's New York, and the 'wrong side of the law'. A gruesome story of what freedom really meant.

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. This place is a juvenille facility that they soon find out will change their lives forever. There they endure unnecessary verbal, physical and sexual abuse from the guards that watch them.Later as

Sleeper (colloq.): 1. out-of-town hit man who spends the night after a local contract is completed. 2. A juvenile sentenced to serve any period longer than nine months in a state-managed facility. Long time back, a movie buff friend had highly recommended the movie Sleepers. I never got around to watching the movie but remembered the name. While book hunting in a second hand book shop I came across the book and realized that the movie is based on this book.The book presents a tale of friendship,

I won this book in a goodreads giveaway! well i was very intrigued to read this hard hitting book i had watched the movie a long time ago and really liked it! And well the book and movie are very insync with each other! now i will say that this book is not for the light hearted and can be a trigger book but if you can read it i highly recommend it! the anguish and pain these poor boys and others like them go through is horrific i know that they alway will carry the guilt of the hot dog vendor