History Literature / AllSouls

Currently [=MacDonald=] is attempting to write a movie script based off the book for director Ron Shelton.

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''All Souls: A Family Story from Southie'' is an autobiographical account by Michael [=MacDonald=] of growing up in South Boston in the 1970s and 80s. The book deals with Michael's formidable mother Helen, his many siblings (Frankie, Davey, Kathy, Kevin, Seamus, and Steven), and the criminal kingpin "Whitey" Bulger, who controlled the drug trade in that part of the city.

* LovableRogue: [=MacDonald=] explains that this was Whitey Bulger's general reputation in South Boston until the true extent of his bloodthirstiness, corruption and hypocrisy came to light after he fled town.

* LovableRogue: [=MacDonald=] explains that this was Whitey Bulger's general reputation in South Boston until the true extent of bloodthirstiness, corruption and hypocrisy came to light after he fled town.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Whitey Bulger is well known for not drinking, smoking and taking care of his body, as well as being active in his community, but he also becomes a notoriously violent gangster who was secretly in charge of drug distribution in Southie while pretending to be against drugs, making him some form of StraightEdgeEvil.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Whitey Bulger is well known for not drinking, smoking and taking care of his body, as well as being active in his community, but he also becomes a notoriously violent gangster, making him some form of StraightEdgeEvil.

* TheChessmaster: "Whitey" Bulger. No matter how much of his organization gets taken down by the police or the FBI, he manages to keep himself clean. At the end, he gets his comeuppance and goes on the run, and he successfully evaded the police until he was finally caught in 2012 after ''16 years'' of being in hiding.

* KarmaHoudini: Whitey Bulger, at least until they finally caught up with him 16 years later and was finally convicted in 2013.

* KarmaHoudini: Whitey Bulger, at least until they finally caught up with him 16 years later and was finally convicted in August of 2013.

* KarmaHoudini: Whitey Bulger, at least until they finally caught up with him 16 years later.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Whitey Bulger is well known in his community for not drinking, smoking and taking care of his body, as well as being active in his community, but he also becomes a notoriously violent gangster, making him some form of StraightEdgeEvil.

* TheChessmaster: "Whitey" Bulger. No matter how much of his organization gets taken down by the police or the FBI, he manages to keep himself clean. [[spoiler:At the end, he gets his comeuppance and goes on the run.]]

What happens as he grows up and his siblings and him become increasingly caught up in the crime wave sweeping that part of the city... is bad. [[WretchedHive Very]] [[ItGotWorse very]] [[AnyoneCanDie bad]]. You have been warned.

What happens as he grows up and his siblings and him become increasingly caught up in the crime wave sweeping that part of the city...[[{{Understatement}} is bad]]. [[WretchedHive Very]] [[ItGotWorse very]] [[AnyoneCanDie bad]]. You have been warned.

''All Souls: A Family Story from Southie'' is an autobiographical account by Michael [=MacDonald=] of growing up in South Boston in the 1970s and 80s. The book deals with Michael's formidable mother Helen, his many siblings (Frankie, Davey, Kathy, Kevin, Seamus, and Steven), and the criminal kingpin "Whitey" Bulgar, who controlled the drug trade in that part of the city.

* BadCopIncompetentCop: The police system is mostly on the payroll of Bulgar or one of his associates.
* TheChessmaster: "Whitey" Bulgar. No matter how much of his organization gets taken down by the police or the FBI, he manages to keep himself clean. [[spoiler:At the end, he gets his comeuppance and goes on the run.]]

* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Lots of them, many working with Bulgar's organization.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Davey, due to mental issues.]]

* MamaBear: Helen, who went and tried to take down the crime rings after [[spoiler:her sons' deahts]], and later filed a lawsuit on behalf of Kathy against the state of Colarado. See PregnantBadass also.

* Southies: Most of the people in the book, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which is to be expected]].

''All Souls: A Family Story from Southie'' is an autobiographical account by Michael MacDonald of growing up in South Boston in the 1970s and 80s. The book deals with Michael's formidable mother Helen, his many siblings (Frankie, Davey, Kathy, Kevin, Seamus, and Steven), and the criminal kingpin "Whitey" Bulgar, who controlled the drug trade in that part of the city.

Currently MacDonald is attempting to write a movie script based off the book for director Ron Shelton.