Tell me a good story, and I'll be enthralled for hours. It's interesting to hear other people's life experiences. It entertains me and allows me to look at things differently.
I chose "The Enforcer" for my example of narration. This book is about Nicky Spilotro, the Chicago mob boss who represented the Windy City in Vegas. The story is told by William F. Roemer, Jr., an FBI agent who disabled the Chicago mob in the late 70s. He dealt with organized crime for nearly 30 years, and his first-hand accounts of this sleezy lifestyle make the book come alive. I couldn't put it down. It was suspenseful, intruiging, and at times, downright scary. Here is an excerpt:
"Anthony, called Tony by his neighbors, attended Burbank Elementary School, not St. John Bosco, the Catholic School in the neighborhood. Later, the nuns at St. John Bosco would be happy he had not been one of theirs, though perhaps it would have made a difference.
But six boys were a lot to look after and take care of, even if Patsy and Antoinette hadn't owned a restaurant that required much of their attention. Several of their sons began spending time with the wrong crowd, with older boys who had more money and glamour than those who were harder-working and law-abiding. The allure of the easy life was there, and young impressionable boys like Tony Spilotro were taken in by it. Slowly, he chose to be corrupted."
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