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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Excellent! I'm being stingy with five-star books now. Previously, this would have easily been a five-star.
I'm looking forward to reading the next one in the series and finally watching the movie from beginning to end, which I have never done.
medium-paced
Really good except for like two chapters that really made no sense as to why they were in the book
Excellent book. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it as I'm familiar with the movie. As good as the movie is, the book is even better.
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was part of PBS' Great American Read. Since I'd seen the movie but not read the book, I thought I'd give it a shot. Great thought.
This book was captivating. The speeches were powerful and that's appropriate since the book is all about power and respect. It has some of the (unfortunately) expected racism and sexism that comes with anything produced in America before, well, actually that's still pretty much the case. The few mentions of African Americans are fleeting but viciously demeaning. Women, too, are treated poorly. While Mama Corleone has a certain amount of respect and is portrayed as feisty, she's ultimately placed in a position of subservience. Kay, Micheal's eventual wife, has a backbone and redeems the author in my eyes a little. But not much. Once I got past those flaws, flaws that forced me to knock off a star in my rating, I couldn't help but love the book.
I've always been a big fan of stories that have integrity as a main theme. While this book focuses more on honor and respect, those brothers of integrity, I was still a fan. Honor tends to veer towards violence more than integrity and this book is no exception. However, aside from Micheal's there is very little on-page violence. There is plenty of killings mentioned but the book focuses not on the violence but the reason for the violence and the the ramifications of it.
Mr. Puzo's book is regarded of one of the Goliath's in the world of Maria stories and I see no reason to go all David on it.
This book was captivating. The speeches were powerful and that's appropriate since the book is all about power and respect. It has some of the (unfortunately) expected racism and sexism that comes with anything produced in America before, well, actually that's still pretty much the case. The few mentions of African Americans are fleeting but viciously demeaning. Women, too, are treated poorly. While Mama Corleone has a certain amount of respect and is portrayed as feisty, she's ultimately placed in a position of subservience. Kay, Micheal's eventual wife, has a backbone and redeems the author in my eyes a little. But not much. Once I got past those flaws, flaws that forced me to knock off a star in my rating, I couldn't help but love the book.
I've always been a big fan of stories that have integrity as a main theme. While this book focuses more on honor and respect, those brothers of integrity, I was still a fan. Honor tends to veer towards violence more than integrity and this book is no exception. However, aside from Micheal's
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assassination of Sollozzo and McCluskeyMr. Puzo's book is regarded of one of the Goliath's in the world of Maria stories and I see no reason to go all David on it.