This book came out in 2020 and is really just some of the highlights of the show. Goes over the songs and which were the hits, food and recipes, the Italian language including swear words, and also some of the real crimes that some of the show stories were based on. Goes into season by season and the deaths, really a good look back at the show for a fan or someone who maybe wants to begin to watch the show. A lot to this book and a good read.

Thank you to the publisher for an advance copy of this copy via netgalley!

A easy to read guide about every episode and character in the television series. You can read whichever pages you want in the order you chose which makes it a fun book. I rematched the whole series while reading this book. It will get you hooked to do the same!

This is more like a collection of posts from a pop-culture website than a book. Listicles, short essays by multiple authors, personal narratives, interviews, even at least one recipe. As such the quality varies. For example, the section exploring the real life criminal enterprises fictionalized in the show was interesting if often too brief, but an interview to get the perspective of a North Jersey native on the show or a ranking of the show's top 40 song cues seemed superfluous and better suited to a theme week on The Ringer than a book you pay for. (In fact that site even did a more immersive article on Sopranoscon than the one found in this book.)

Ultimately, the book might serve a useful jumping off point for revisiting particular moments in the series but Sopranos obsessives would be better served with Matt Zoller Seitz' The Sopranos Sessions.

*Disclosure: This is a NetGalley review.

A real treat for The Sopranos buffs! This miscellaneous collection brings together every conceivable topic regarding the cult TV series. You can learn which crimes were inspired by true events, check the soundtrack of individual episodes and hear new voices in never ending discussion about famous last episode. There is also very insightful chapter about cinematic craft of David Chase and his team - show’s key performances, use of food (with recipes!) and costumes. In the whole book you will find a lot of background and fun-facts. Chapters are written by various experts and even scientists, so you can relay on them and their knowledge .

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the advance copy of this book.