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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
tense
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
I can see why this book has become a classic! A great plot, story-telling, suspense, characters! I was invested in the book from the beginning.
A fictional Italian-American crime family is set in NY. The way the main character – Vito Corleone (the head of the family and the Godfather) - is written is the pleasure for a character-driven reader like me. The action takes place in years 1945-1955, there is a second timeline – Vito Corleone’s childhood.
I loved the book, jumping straight to book two.
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A rare occasion where I enjoyed the movie more
Enjoyed it very much! The films (1&2) stuck very closely to the book and it was great getting more details. I think any fan of the movies will love the book.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a good book and I was amused to find out that Puzo said that he was done writing for the craft and wrote The Godfather as a way to sell books and make money.
Obviously most people come to this book having seen probably one of the most celebrated films. And if we were gonna play the which one is better game then I think the film is the superior product. However that's not to say the novel is low quality. It's a very good book and provides a number of point of views that peer into psychologies that the movie didn't explore. This gives the story added depth and a little insight into the larger world that the corleones inhabit. A fun quick read of a classic story.
Obviously most people come to this book having seen probably one of the most celebrated films. And if we were gonna play the which one is better game then I think the film is the superior product. However that's not to say the novel is low quality. It's a very good book and provides a number of point of views that peer into psychologies that the movie didn't explore. This gives the story added depth and a little insight into the larger world that the corleones inhabit. A fun quick read of a classic story.