Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Michael Imperioli
- ISBN：B08W584YZM
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Reviews
Jewels
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You'll enjoy this book if you're a fan of "The Sopranos" - even if you're not a "super fan"。I enjoyed reading this， great to hear back-stories and get behind-the-scenes insider knowledge about the show - from writers， casting agents， actors and others involved in the show。 The book shows clearly how James Gandolfini （RIP） was not just the main character， but had a role in helping other cast members， writers and producers。I needed to check up on some of the actors' names at times （apologies that You'll enjoy this book if you're a fan of "The Sopranos" - even if you're not a "super fan"。I enjoyed reading this， great to hear back-stories and get behind-the-scenes insider knowledge about the show - from writers， casting agents， actors and others involved in the show。 The book shows clearly how James Gandolfini （RIP） was not just the main character， but had a role in helping other cast members， writers and producers。I needed to check up on some of the actors' names at times （apologies that I didn't immediately recognise some of them！） - I expect that if you've listened to the podcast that this is based on that wouldn't be an issue！It's amazing to think that a TV series that started over 20 years ago is still being talked about， watched， and enjoyed by so many people！ It was ground-breaking in so many ways， and opened the doors to a new way of making TV， so we should all be grateful for that！My thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC。 All opinions my own。 。。。more
Becki Sims
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This is definitely one for The Sopranos fans。 It is a dialogue going over anything you ever wanted to know about all elements of the supremely successful and unforgettable series。 I think a full cast narration audiobook would take it to the next level！I felt like I was reliving all of my favourite episodes as I read through this book。 Also getting to know the characters on a different level too。 Many thanks to the author， publisher and NetGalley for gifting me this arc in exchange for an honest， This is definitely one for The Sopranos fans。 It is a dialogue going over anything you ever wanted to know about all elements of the supremely successful and unforgettable series。 I think a full cast narration audiobook would take it to the next level！I felt like I was reliving all of my favourite episodes as I read through this book。 Also getting to know the characters on a different level too。 Many thanks to the author， publisher and NetGalley for gifting me this arc in exchange for an honest， unbiased review。 。。。more
Nic
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars from me however I need to put this in context - this is only because I have listened to every episode of the Talking Sopranos podcast these two did， and so basically I had heard all the stories before。 I’d highly recommend this book for those who haven’t heard the podcast because you learn so much about the actors and back room staff， great stories， an insider book really about how people for their roles， their relationships when filming etc。
Mary Lourdes
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This detailed account of The Sopranos TV series is a window into the production， cast， and crew of what some have said is the greatest TV show of all time。 Imperioli and Schrippa interviewed directors， writers， actors， and others who were part of creating this show。 The interviews are honest， humorous and enlightening。 The authors' voices give an added layer to the information。 Their tone is both conversational and entertaining。 This detailed account of The Sopranos TV series is a window into the production， cast， and crew of what some have said is the greatest TV show of all time。 Imperioli and Schrippa interviewed directors， writers， actors， and others who were part of creating this show。 The interviews are honest， humorous and enlightening。 The authors' voices give an added layer to the information。 Their tone is both conversational and entertaining。 。。。more
Alex Sarll
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An oral history of The Sopranos， which suffers simply because I recently read an oral history of The Wire。 And just as The Sopranos was very good but The Wire exceeded it， so with their attendant books。 Bear in mind that accident of timing in what follows; bear in mind also that this one spins out of a podcast， and I basically hate podcasts， that sense of peering through a window at a bunch of mates hanging out together。 Even when， as here， they're not just some random assortment of chortling bo An oral history of The Sopranos， which suffers simply because I recently read an oral history of The Wire。 And just as The Sopranos was very good but The Wire exceeded it， so with their attendant books。 Bear in mind that accident of timing in what follows; bear in mind also that this one spins out of a podcast， and I basically hate podcasts， that sense of peering through a window at a bunch of mates hanging out together。 Even when， as here， they're not just some random assortment of chortling bods， but people who have a useful insider perspective: Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa， who played Christopher Moltisanti and Bobby Baccalieri in the show， and in the former case also wrote for it。 Here， and I presume on the podcast， they talk to various other cast and crew from the series， and don't get me wrong， there's some really good stuff。 We were never a gangster film household， so I had never clicked that， when it started， Lorraine Bracco as Dr Melfi was the big celebrity。 Stories about who nearly got cast in various parts always open up fascinating counterfactuals （Jackie Aprile as Tony？）， and there's all sorts of fascinating little bits about things like which character was most popular with audiences at the test screenings （and simply that there were test screenings）， or the various backstories actors created for their own characters， some of which appeared on screen， and others not so much。 The connections to David Chase's own life， and in particular the inspiration for Livia， crystallised in Nancy Marchand's line – "I trust that this creature that I'm playing is deceased。" The notion that two of the key writers were fresh from Party Of Five， of all the none-more-network shows。 Hell， even the story about Rodney Dangerfield's balls， not that that one is strictly relevant。 But simply from being presented as transcripts of interviews， rather than the more structured style of most oral histories， it can't escape a certain sense of a self-congratulatory love-in。 A well-deserved one， for the most part – it was bloody good TV， especially at the time， when only Oz had really blazed that trail， and that in a much more constrained visual style。 But this brings with it a certain sense that what they gain in access， they lose in a willingness to ask uncomfortable questions。 Compounded， of course， by the looming central presence of James Gandolfini no longer being with us， meaning that there'll be passing mentions of his being more difficult to work with in later seasons， but an understandable lack of eagerness to follow that up in much detail， with the book much keener on stories about his （many， undoubted） achievements and kindnesses。 Elsewhere， there are glaring absences， not least Tony Sirico， who played Paulie – of the main players， probably the one with the background closest to the world the series portrayed， but also the one everyone else seems to have found the hardest work。And I'm still not over Jamie-Lynn Sigler （Tony's daughter Meadow） now being as old as Edie Falco （her mother Carmela） was when they made the show。 Bloody hell。 Time， eh？（Netgalley ARC） 。。。more
Tracie
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