Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

12 reviews

soliasz's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Strangely, I found this book slightly dissapointing. While I enjoyed the main plot, I found myself confused at the uneeded sideplots and  details. Why include a side-plot  centering around the size of a characters genitals? Why detail a surgery about it? Why emphasize it so much? 

Sometimes I feel that the author did not bother with the idea of killing your darlings, and chose to include so much unnecessary content that muddied the story. 

But, I do admire Puzo's prose, simple, yet descriptive and captivating. I also have to give it another inch because of the fantastic and revered movie that sprang from it. The movie is great, but the book? Slightly underwhelming and dissapointing. I believe this is one of the very few cases that the movie is better then the book. If you're a fan of the series, perhaps you would get something out of it, but otherwise, you'd be better off watching, or rewatching the movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Infidelity

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Xenophobia, Sexism, and Kidnapping

soph_mills's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Death, Alcoholism, Sexism, Alcohol, and Body shaming

Moderate: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual content, Alcohol, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Misogyny, Blood, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Violence, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Addiction, Child abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Antisemitism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

what_karla_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Cursing

elisepold's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Blood, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Car accident, Physical abuse, Cursing, and Domestic abuse

kate_has_book_thoughts's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Sexism, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Xenophobia, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Rape, Terminal illness, Animal death, Abortion, and Blood

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Grief, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, War, Deportation, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Death of parent, Deportation, Racism, Trafficking, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Blood, Violence, Classism, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Terminal illness

Moderate: War, Abortion, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Excrement, and Ableism

Minor: Cancer, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Hate crime

raineachreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Torture, Racism, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

virgohorror's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

while this book is great for many reasons, don’t go in expecting the movie. puzo takes his time with this narrative, and often leads the reader into long, ponderous detours about side characters that can get pretty tiresome after a while. it’s a family saga in the most literal sense of the phrase, with all that entails. still, what’s good is fucking good. there’s a reason this is a classic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Deportation, Drug use, Excrement, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Classism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Death, Murder, and Gun violence

dodie_sullivan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Police brutality, Domestic abuse, and Racism

Minor: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Child death, Cancer, and Sexual assault

saskia6's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

the parts about johnny were pretty irrelevant, but i did like the way they broke it up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gore, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Grief, Racial slurs, Blood, and Racism