A review by emmalong
The Godfather by Mario Puzo

4.0

thanks to my beautiful boyfriend for picking this one out for me and now i'm super pumped to watch the movie with him!!!! this book was such a fascinating family drama with a lot of pop culture surrounding it. i'm glad to be able to talk about this story now with some knowledge and experience. Michael, Vito, and Hagen were really compelling characters. i think the stories of Johnny Fontane and Lucy were a bit overdone, but i have heard that they are underplayed more in the movies, which makes sense for their roles in the stories. also cannot give this book five stars in good conscience considering the way women are written and talked about. overall, really glad to have read this book and talk to my boyfriend about it hehe <3 <3