Smaldone vs The Camorra: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mafia, Organized crime, True Crime, History
Smaldone
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I never thought it would end.—Clyde SmaldoneStarted by Italian brothers from North Denver, the high-profile Smaldone crime syndicate began in the bootlegging days of the 1920s and flourished well into the late twentieth…
The Camorra
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Over the last twenty years the camorra of Naples and the surrounding region has risen to a level of strength rivalling that of the Sicilian mafia.This is not a new organization: the Camorra first emerged in the last…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Camorra has the widest readership — 2 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Smaldone | The Camorra | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (2) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| Smaldone | The Camorra | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 2 |
| Editions | 4 | 8 |
| Citations | — | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 14 | 37072 |
| Pages | — | 234 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Smaldone or The Camorra?
The Camorra has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Camorra 3.8/5, Smaldone 3.7/5).
Which is harder to read: Smaldone or The Camorra?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Smaldone: Moderate; The Camorra: Moderate.