The Godfather
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The Godfather description
The story of Don Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia family, inspired some of the most successful movies ever. It is in Mario Puzo's The Godfather that Corleone first appears. As Corleone's desperate struggle to control the Mafia underworld unfolds, so does the story of his family. The novel is full of exquisitely detailed characters who, despite leading unconventional lifestyles within a notorious crime family, experience the triumphs and failures of the human condition. Filled with the requisite valor, love, and rancor of a great epic, The Godfather is the definitive gangster novel. |
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The Godfather Customer Reviews
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A Must-Read for fans of the movie, but not as good
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The book version of the Godfather is a must-read for fans of the movie trilogy. The book (which of course preceded the movie by several years) includes a few minor characters not making the cut for the book, and it expands on the back story of several minor characters, such as Rocco Lampone, Luca Brasi, Al Nieri, Johnny Fontane, and Lucy Mancini).
The book is not, however, as enjoyable or well-done as the movie. Part of the reason certain minor characters were left out of the movie, and other characters roles lessened, is because their plights don't seem to relate much to the dominant storylines, those being the Corleone Family's struggle to remain the most powerful of New York, and Michael's rise to Don. The storylines of Johnny and Lucy especially are there to show the far-reaching influence of rhe Corleones, but still seem to sidetrack the main story.
Parts of the book also seem repetetive, such as the in-depth discussion of Johnny's taste in women. Also, there are certain sequences (such the deaths of Sonny and Appolonia) whose suddenness can only be properly depicted through a visual medium.
Overall a good read, especially for fans of the movie, but don't expect to come away feeling you just read an amazing book. |
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