Name: The Godfather
Rating: 4.32037037037037 (270 reviews)
ISBN: 9783526417873

Mario Puzo

Chris Rice

The Godfather

Godfather

Almost Perfect in what it intends to do, but it goes to some unnecessary things in between, which has no relation to main storyline.

Aman chaudhary

Tyrant, blackmailer, racketeer, murderer - his influence reaches every level of American society. Meet Don Corleone, a friendly man, a just man, areasonable man. The deadliest lord of the Cosa Nostra. The Godfather. A modern masterpiece,The Godfather is a searing portrayal of the 1940s criminal underworld. It is also the intimate story of the Corleone family, at once drawn together and ripped apart by its unique position at the core of the American Mafia. Still shocking forty years after it was first published, this compelling tale of blackmail, murder and family values is a true classic.

Shidehdeishidi

francis ford coppola you are a god for creating such a masterpiece out of such terrible source material

Besides all the boring and shitty parts this was great

Vicky

Rohan Uddin

A great and masterfully structured novel. I was hooked since the beginning. The twists and turns were just enough to fulfill my desire. The best book of March.

50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA Mario Puzo’s classic saga of an American crime family that became a global phenomenon—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. With its brilliant and brutal portrayal of the Corleone family, The Godfather burned its way into our national consciousness. This unforgettable saga of crime and corruption, passion and loyalty continues to stand the test of time, as the definitive novel of the Mafia underworld. A #1 New York Times bestseller in 1969, Mario Puzo’s epic was turned into the incomparable film of the same name, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It is the original classic that has been often imitated, but never matched. A tale of family and society, law and order, obedience and rebellion, it reveals the dark passions of human nature played out against a backdrop of the American dream. With a Note from Anthony Puzo and an Afterword by Robert J. Thompson

50th Anniversary Edition

Vivek Chand

Still a classic. Read it second time after decades. Loved it as a an easy read, thriller.

Madhuri Sridhara

3.5 rounded off

A book I should've read long time ago but I was put off because it was "old" or a "classic". I liked it but I also had issues with it. The mob parts of the books are amazing and the good parts are unforgettable. But the bad parts are unforgettable too. Casual racism and sexism, too many subplots that feel unnecessary, women basically being reduced to brainless objects are very hard to ignore especially at a time where people are trying to be better. Yes, it's old but we still shouldn't romanticise these ideas in any way. 

But what I did enjoy were the characters of the Don, Tom Hagen, Mike, Sonny. You can feel the power and savagery in come off the pages. The rich details Puzo provides makes us build up a universe where every scene is vivid and every character real. This book should be read cause it's a legend.

B.H. Pitt

a dirtier, pulpier early draft of the cinematic classic we all know & love.

Nina 

This book is obviously great, so well written and gripping. This is the unabridged version. Unsurprisingly it's one of those books where u have to ignore violent misogyny to enjoy it lol. It gets a little exhausting but it's still good. My favourite part was the last page from Kay's POV.

El padrino

Emir Andrés Ibañez

Muero porque llegue el día en que pueda usar la frase "Le haré una oferta que no podrá rechazar" en la vida real.

Tomasz

Wspaniała powieść w której wszystko się ze sobą zazębia a antywartości są wartościami.

Sonia Flores

2017 PopSugar reading challenge #31 A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you

Tenía cierto temor de que el haber visto la película me arruinara un poco la experiencia de leer el libro. Bien, en un principio lo hizo un poco, y por eso lo dejé en pausa, para dejar correr un poco más de tiempo, y finalmente logré disfrutarlo como era debido. Este tema a mí me emociona un poco demasiado y no sé por qué, pero la cosa es que el que esté tan bien trazado me hace pensar que no existe libro que iguale o supere a Puzo en este aspecto. Los personajes son tan crudos a la vez tan reales que como sea es inevitable la familiaridad del lector para con ellos. Es una narración bastante simple, pero exacta para abordar este tema tan complejo que representa la mafia.

Se convirtió en uno de mis libros favoritos desde que lo empecé a leer, no hay duda. Y la película es de las mejores que he visto en mi vida.

The Godfather

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