The Godfather (Signet)
by Mario Puzo

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Book Reviews of The Godfather (Signet)

Book Review: "I'll Reason With Him..."
Summary: 3 Stars

Michael Corleone's famous movie tag line, "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse" is nearly absent, but the equally chilling and more definitive Vito Corleone line, "I'll reason with him" is present in abundance. These two bits of dialogue underscore the ultimate difference between father and son, but Puzo is a raconteur, not a psychologist, and barely scratches the surface of his characters' motivations. Leave that to Francis Ford Coppola.

It's often said that "the book is better than the movie." In this case, not. THE GODFATHER is a potboiler that's fun to read on vacation, and it belongs comfortably on the nightstand, but it is neither great literature nor even particularly well-written. The story and the characters transcend the telling, which is why the book translated so magnificently to film.

Coppola was inspired when he took the book's raw material and created a new universe with it, and Puzo essentially made a career out of THE GODFATHER. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT it isn't, but THE GODFATHER is definitely worth a read or five.

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