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duparker's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book to be a struggle to get into, but once I got past page 250 it flew. I really got dragged in and enjoyed it immensely. The characters fit the mold and read the way you want them to. The story was better than the Godfather Returns and it felt like something Mario Puzo would have written. Speaking of Puzo, there is a fun homage to him, the original book and the three movies in the coda.
Is this book, and its predecessor necessary? Only if you are a fan of the three movies and are curious about the time between the second and third movie. You will enjoy reading the Godfather Returns and Revenge. If you aren't curious, you won't feel like your missing anything if you ignore these two books.
Is this book, and its predecessor necessary? Only if you are a fan of the three movies and are curious about the time between the second and third movie. You will enjoy reading the Godfather Returns and Revenge. If you aren't curious, you won't feel like your missing anything if you ignore these two books.
fachrinaa's review against another edition
1.0
The reason why I stopped reading this is the same reason as why I liked the previous book so much: the focus on the minor characters. My favourite parts are the Francesca and Anthony sections, which illustrate clearly the devastating effects of Michael's actions on the Corleone family.
However, this book focuses too much on Nick Geraci, the Corleone's rival, which got so boring I finally decided to leave this book unfinished, which is not something I do often. It is that boring.
However, this book focuses too much on Nick Geraci, the Corleone's rival, which got so boring I finally decided to leave this book unfinished, which is not something I do often. It is that boring.
trouvaille21's review against another edition
3.0
no one:
absolutely no one:
Vincent: lemme stay true to my name and bite this dude's ear off
absolutely no one:
Vincent: lemme stay true to my name and bite this dude's ear off
colinmcev's review against another edition
4.0
Much like the previous entry, The Godfather Returns, this is an extremely readable and enjoyable book, and any fan of The Godfather films or the original novel by Mario Puzo is basically guaranteed to enjoy it. Mark Winegardner is a very strong writer who understands this fictional universe well, and does an excellent job of tying all the various characters and subplots together with the events of the past and future films and novels. As with The Godfather Returns, the two most interesting characters in this novel to me are Tom Hagen and Nick Geraci. Hagen is obviously a well-established character from the original novel and films, but I think it;s Winegardner where this character really develops into his full, rich potential. And Geraci, unlike Hagen, is an invention of Winegardners, but fits in perfectly with these other better known, time-tested characters. Geraci's attempted return and revenge against Michael is well-orchestrated and fascinating to watch unfold, and his character is so engaging that you almost root for him to come out on top against Michael Corleone, even as you already know it is not meant to be.
I also particularly enjoyed how this book once again draws upon real-life history of organized crime, particularly in the characters of Carlo Tramonti, President James Shea, and Attorney General Daniel Shea, who are obviously allusions to New Orleans crime boss gangster Carlos Marcello, President John F. Kennedy, and Bobby Kennedy. Tramonti's deportation and subsequent scheming against the Sheas made for an interesting subplot. Overall, The Godfather Returns was perhaps slightly better than this new entry, if only because Revenge seemed to take a slightly longer time to build up before getting to the action. But both are equally fun reads and excellent novels that live up to the high level of quality Mario Puzo himself set in the original.
I also particularly enjoyed how this book once again draws upon real-life history of organized crime, particularly in the characters of Carlo Tramonti, President James Shea, and Attorney General Daniel Shea, who are obviously allusions to New Orleans crime boss gangster Carlos Marcello, President John F. Kennedy, and Bobby Kennedy. Tramonti's deportation and subsequent scheming against the Sheas made for an interesting subplot. Overall, The Godfather Returns was perhaps slightly better than this new entry, if only because Revenge seemed to take a slightly longer time to build up before getting to the action. But both are equally fun reads and excellent novels that live up to the high level of quality Mario Puzo himself set in the original.
bloodravenlib's review against another edition
2.0
OK, this I got a bit lazy and borrowed from the public library. Actually, I saw it on the shelf while looking for something else, and I figured I might as well borrow it and read it. Overall, not as good as the first one.
See my note on it from the blog:
[http://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/07/booknote-godfathers-revenge.html]
See my note on it from the blog:
[http://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/07/booknote-godfathers-revenge.html]
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