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by Mario Puzo
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artsy musings of a bibliophile
artsy musings of a bibliophile rated it 14 years ago
The Godfather has proved to be one of those novels whose characters deal with violence, sex and crime as if it were second nature to their species. I always knew the basic details of the book, being such a famous movie adaptation as it is; I knew I couldn't miss reading it. However, I found out that...
Unimportant Musings
Unimportant Musings rated it 14 years ago
Awesomeness all around. To my slight surprise, this was an easy enough book to read, despite the length, thanks to its no-nonsense yet fluid writing, a very engaging plot, and many-layered characters. Absolutely kept my attention throughout. Saw the movie almost immediately afterwards and, sorry to ...
XLeptodactylous
XLeptodactylous rated it 14 years ago
I didn't bat an eyelid during the film, but when Sonny dies in the book I cried my eyes out. I can't remember ever crying over a book before.
Amadan na Briona
Amadan na Briona rated it 14 years ago
I did not expect this to be so good. It's not a literary masterpiece -- in fact, the writing is laugh-out-loud bad in places -- but it's got a great plot and it holds up surprisingly well compared to the movie. There are far more details in the book that add depth and background to the characters an...
Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Bryan Thomas Schmidt rated it 15 years ago
Probably don't even need to review this as almost every one has heard of it and many have read it. Powerful masterpiece by Puzo about the Mafia. Amazing read.
NinthWanderer
NinthWanderer rated it 16 years ago
I read this circa 2000. I worked for a woman at the time who was into the mob, into this book. She called me her "consigliere." We hired our collection agency just because it was owned by Mickey Cohen's grandson, and this woman dug the fact that she could claim mob ties. Gangster fiction was never r...
So many books...so little time
So many books...so little time rated it 18 years ago
The book is better than the movie!
Itinerant Librarian on Books
Itinerant Librarian on Books rated it 22 years ago
Gosh, I don't really recall when I read it for the first time. Probably late high school or early college. The date I give above is an estimate on when I read it last, since it is one of those books I like to reread. Yes, in high school, you knew exactly what pages the sex was in (if you were a guy)...
Manny Rayner's book reviews
Manny Rayner's book reviews rated it 44 years ago
"Come in.""Ah, Don Corleone, I'm sorry to trouble you -""Sit down.""Thank you, Don Corleone -""Where is your mother from?""I'm sorry?""Your mother, she is from Italia. Which town?"The rest of this review is in my book What Pooh Might Have Said to Dante and Other Futile Speculations
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