Source: Bought for Rs 80, in Daryaganj,
Pages: 446
In series: The Sicilian (by Mario Puzo), The Godfather Returns (by Mike Winegardner), The Godfathers Revenge (by Mike Winegardner )
Well, I have been dying to actually read this book for years. Having seen the movie when I was very little I remember only a few griping scenes and besides that my memory fails me entirely. I bought this book recently on my Daryaganj expedition as you can see from above in only RS 80. Its really cheap for such a well known book, but since it’s fake, it has the right to miss four entire pages. Which is too bad for me because I’ve missed out one the most intense scenes ever.
The Godfather by Mario Puzo:
Don Vito Corleone, ‘The Godfather’, head of one of the most powerful Mafia family in New York is shot by a new contender ‘Solozzo’, for not agreeing to protect his people in drug trafficking. After the Don is shot, the plot unfolds to the Corleone family and they soon realize its time to change and they have to adapt to the new circumstances and forget there old ways of mafia to protect the family. Sonny, the dons eldest son has too much temper to ever become the don when Sicilian beneath him, he will do anything to get what he wants and will do anything to protect his love ones. After Michael shoots Sollozo and a Police captain to death, the powerful mafia families break down and start a full fledged war.
Style of Writing:
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| The only person I remember in The Godfather is Marlon Brandon, I do not even remember Al Pacino. |
Providing depth to each character and the history of the event behind it The Godfather is written in third person narration with different point of views. The first page of the book starts with sub plots and slowly weaves it self to the main plot. Occasionally, after a few chapters, characters like Johnny Fontane the Godson of the Godfather plays a role of his ineptness to his stardom, Lucy Mancini the mistress of the Godfathers first son Sonny spies for the Corleone family in Vegas and the “unholy demon” Luca Brasi. I loved the fact Mario Puzo wasn’t an unreliable narrator he had such a neutral style of writing he didn’t have favourites he just kept on writing with a flow and left us to consider what was right or wrong. Mario Puzo also makes the Italian families authentic by adding words such as 'Consigliere’ and stories the Dons childhoods friends in Sicily
My Opinion:
I am not going to brag about how much I loved it and how fantastic it was, like I do to the most books I like. The Godfather doesn't deserve such small bleak words. It’s a master piece, wonderfully crafted and its own sole individual legion. It’s a crime to compare it. The godfather is one of those books you cant let go till you have finished the ending. Its captivating and thrilling all the way to the end. It’s a book you can read over and over again and learn something new from the way of writing or other information about the characters that you missed out before. Its defiantly my favorite, its high time I re-read it again (although its almost been only two days since I finished it) and its about time you grabbed it too.
