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The “powerful and moving” true story of a Long Island family torn apart by drugs, violence, and the unbridgeable divide between generations (Kirkus Reviews).
George Diener, World War II veteran and traveling salesman, and his wife, Carol, had old-fashioned values and ordinary aspirations a home, a family, the pleasure of watching their two sons grow up. But in February 1972, an unthinkable tragedy occurred in the basement of their Nassau County residence, shattering their hopes and dreams forever.
George and Carol doted on their shy eldest son, Richie. But at fifteen, the boy fell into a devastating downward spiral. He started smoking marijuana, shoplifting, and hanging out with drug dealers, and was soon arrested for assault and expelled from school. By the time his parents sought psychiatric counseling for their son, Richie was addicted to barbiturates and given to violent outbursts and threats. The boy George and Carol knew was long gone. Then, one winter evening, Richie came at his father with a steak knife and a suicidal cry of “Shoot!”
Edgar Award–winning author Thomas Thompson delivers a “scary, harrowing” account of a turbulent era in American history when the gulf between young and old, bohemian and conservative, felt wider and more dangerous than ever before (The New York Times Book Review). A tragedy of Shakespearean proportions, the devastating account of George and Carol Diener’s nightmare was adapted into The Death of Richie, a television movie starring Ben Gazzara, Eileen Brennan, and Robby Benson as Richie.
George Diener, World War II veteran and traveling salesman, and his wife, Carol, had old-fashioned values and ordinary aspirations a home, a family, the pleasure of watching their two sons grow up. But in February 1972, an unthinkable tragedy occurred in the basement of their Nassau County residence, shattering their hopes and dreams forever.
George and Carol doted on their shy eldest son, Richie. But at fifteen, the boy fell into a devastating downward spiral. He started smoking marijuana, shoplifting, and hanging out with drug dealers, and was soon arrested for assault and expelled from school. By the time his parents sought psychiatric counseling for their son, Richie was addicted to barbiturates and given to violent outbursts and threats. The boy George and Carol knew was long gone. Then, one winter evening, Richie came at his father with a steak knife and a suicidal cry of “Shoot!”
Edgar Award–winning author Thomas Thompson delivers a “scary, harrowing” account of a turbulent era in American history when the gulf between young and old, bohemian and conservative, felt wider and more dangerous than ever before (The New York Times Book Review). A tragedy of Shakespearean proportions, the devastating account of George and Carol Diener’s nightmare was adapted into The Death of Richie, a television movie starring Ben Gazzara, Eileen Brennan, and Robby Benson as Richie.
Richie A Father His Son and the Ultimate American Tragedy edition by Thomas Thompson Health Fitness Dieting eBooks
One of the benefits of the e-book publishing boom is the reissuing of old, out-of-print books. Several books by the late author Thomas Thompson have been published in e-form and I just reread two of his classics, "Richie", and "Blood and Money". I had read both books when they were originally published in the 1970's and I found they have both stood the test of time. I'm going to review them together; both are true crime books but they differ in scope. One, "Richie", is a very personal story of one family, which is torn apart by one son's use of drugs and his death at the hand of his father in a final horrific scene. The other, "Blood and Money", is a sprawling tale, set in Houston, and is the story of many people who are touched by a woman's death and the murder of her husband a couple of years later."Richie: A Father, His Son, and the Ultimate American Tragedy", is the story of a suburban Long Island family, caught up in the horrors of drug addiction and ends with the murder of the son by his father. Thompson examines the lives of the Diener family - George and Carol and their sons Richie and Russell - and the society in which they lived. George and Carol Diener had met and married after WW2 and took their places in the post-war boom. They moved from crowded New York City to the more pastoral area on Long Island, where George bonded with his older son, Richie, in shared interests. That closeness was torn apart when Richie moved into adolescence and discovered drugs. His use of all sorts of drugs - but mostly "downers" - made the life in the Diener family close to unbearable. George and Carol looked for help in the schools and the court system of Nassau Country. This was in the late 1960's and early 1970's, when the drug epidemic was beginning and they received no guidance.
What do parents do when their children become strangers? When the purchase and consumption of drugs become the kid's primary activity? When their child hangs around other drug users? George and Carol Diener responded by ratcheting up measures meant to curtail Richie's drug use. Richie was caught up in his spiraling drug use and committing crimes while on drugs. The parents bemoaned the society where they saw drug using all around them and little help offered. But did George mean to kill his son when he was threatened by Richie that evening on the basement stairs? He shot to kill, and kill he did. He was later taken before a grand jury which declined to charge him with any crime.
Thomas Thompson's look at the Diener family is intensely personal. He doesn't make excuses for either father or son, but rather lets the reader try to draw his own conclusion. It's a masterfully written book.
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Richie A Father His Son and the Ultimate American Tragedy edition by Thomas Thompson Health Fitness Dieting eBooks Reviews
It is a terrifying book moreso because it's true. I remember the news headlines well. The book details the downfall of your typical teenager to drugs and the ultimate but shocking tragic outcome. I have given this to a number of friends-and their kids-to read as a wakeup call.
A must read! So timely in this day and age & tragic. It could be written about anyone of us especially if we have children. No one is immuned from this epidemic of our time.
I read this book because of the author shook i had read previously. The book is good and The story is well told and is believiable. The relationship between the boy and his father is true and has happened many times. The book is well worth a read
I would have given five stars but, not sure how this author knew all of the conversations people had. The book was interesting, but sometimes read like a novel. I understand this families grief, but I did not feel that this author put you in the moment enough to feel the parents fear of their child. Plus there was no pictures.
I loved this book so much,,,,I hated to put it down. The writing is just superb. I felt as though I was right there with the parents and child during their many confrontations. This happened when drugs were just beginning to invade the suburbs. The parents felt helpless and did the best they could to get help for Richie. Believe me, you'll want to read this book. Very informative in so many ways.
Richie is another outstanding, classic true crime book from Thomas Thompson. This one breaks my heart. George, Richie's father, was born a few years after my parents. I was in college when Richie entered high school. Maybe "there, but for the grace of God," contributes to my reaction to this book. Thompson did an excellent job. It reads like a novel. The parents became like someone in my neighborhood. Their tragedy is very real, without any melodrama.
Almost everybody I know has or had a Richie in their family. None have ended as tragically as this but all are tragic just the same.
Even though the ending is telescoped so clearly, it is still well written and a sad commentary on contemporary life.
One of the benefits of the e-book publishing boom is the reissuing of old, out-of-print books. Several books by the late author Thomas Thompson have been published in e-form and I just reread two of his classics, "Richie", and "Blood and Money". I had read both books when they were originally published in the 1970's and I found they have both stood the test of time. I'm going to review them together; both are true crime books but they differ in scope. One, "Richie", is a very personal story of one family, which is torn apart by one son's use of drugs and his death at the hand of his father in a final horrific scene. The other, "Blood and Money", is a sprawling tale, set in Houston, and is the story of many people who are touched by a woman's death and the murder of her husband a couple of years later.
"Richie A Father, His Son, and the Ultimate American Tragedy", is the story of a suburban Long Island family, caught up in the horrors of drug addiction and ends with the murder of the son by his father. Thompson examines the lives of the Diener family - George and Carol and their sons Richie and Russell - and the society in which they lived. George and Carol Diener had met and married after WW2 and took their places in the post-war boom. They moved from crowded New York City to the more pastoral area on Long Island, where George bonded with his older son, Richie, in shared interests. That closeness was torn apart when Richie moved into adolescence and discovered drugs. His use of all sorts of drugs - but mostly "downers" - made the life in the Diener family close to unbearable. George and Carol looked for help in the schools and the court system of Nassau Country. This was in the late 1960's and early 1970's, when the drug epidemic was beginning and they received no guidance.
What do parents do when their children become strangers? When the purchase and consumption of drugs become the kid's primary activity? When their child hangs around other drug users? George and Carol Diener responded by ratcheting up measures meant to curtail Richie's drug use. Richie was caught up in his spiraling drug use and committing crimes while on drugs. The parents bemoaned the society where they saw drug using all around them and little help offered. But did George mean to kill his son when he was threatened by Richie that evening on the basement stairs? He shot to kill, and kill he did. He was later taken before a grand jury which declined to charge him with any crime.
Thomas Thompson's look at the Diener family is intensely personal. He doesn't make excuses for either father or son, but rather lets the reader try to draw his own conclusion. It's a masterfully written book.
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