In my first post regarding my love for The Godfather, I only gave my opinion of the novel. I understand that everyone did not enjoy this novel, but I’m certain that many people did. So I set out to find someone who shared my love of the novel- and someone who didn’t.
It was not hard at all to find a fan of the book. A quick Google search located many positive reviews, as it is a timely classic and best seller. I felt that the book had a fantastic story line with many colorful characters. Anupam Purkayastha says “The author has very meticulously interlinked various characters to give the book a wonderful structure.”
Mario Puzo’s unique writing style uses several different stories that branch off from the main idea. He told stories in The Godfather that almost seemed pointless and unrelated. Simmoril had this to say: “One major criticism I had of the book, however, were the plotlines regarding Johnny Fontaine, and Lucy Mancini, and their fit into the overall picture of the book. Johnny’s story, albeit a nice addition, in my opinion didn’t really add anything to the overall plotline.”
I could not disagree more. I feel that the stories Puzo use in The Godfather add so much to the plot. They seem unrelated at the time but they all get tied in later in the novel. I believe that it makes me novel that much better. Mario Puzo has created a fantastic story line that is full of surprises.
I believe that the positive reviews far outweigh the negative ones. I must say that this is a great novel. If the book was so bad then why would it go on the be so successful? It has developed a cult following, numerous awards, an Oscar winning movie, and countless other achievements.
This is a novel that everyone can love.
Works Cited
Purkayastha, Anupam. Review of "The Godfather" by Mario Puzo.The Godfather Book Review. 15 January 2008. Shvoong.com. 17 February 2009. http://www.shvoong.com/books/1746596-godfather/
Simmoril. Book Review: The Godfather. 15 May 2007. Simmoril.com. 17 February 2009. http://www.simmoril.com/blog/?p=243
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
My favorite book
My favorite book of all time would have to be The Godfather, written by Mario Puzo. Although, I was not thrilled about reading this book at first, my eleventh grade English teacher forced us to pick from a list of books to read and complete a report on it. It was the book with the fewest number of pages so I chose it. I am very glad that I did because it turned out to be an amazing novel.
The book is about a famous crime family located in New York City in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The novel covers “Don Corleones” life and his family. The book was very entertaining and full of surprises. The novel also has a certain allure to it because it is loosely based on actual events that occurred in New York during the 50s.
It is hard to imagine that the world was once like this novel. Organized crime is not as big as it used to be, but I still find it interesting that the mafia was so widespread just a few decades ago. The crimes that were committed are unbelievable. Not to mention that most of the guys got away with them. The mafia had politicians and police on their payrolls. Once you read about all this it will astonish you. It will draw you into the book even more.
The Godfather is jam-packed with murder, lies, sex, and betrayal. It will most definitely keep you attention and make it difficult to put down the book. It is one of the first books that I wanted to keep reading to find out the outcome. Luckily I read the book before I saw the movie. The movie is no where near as good as the book and The Godfather the movie is recognized as one of the greatest movies of all time. So I recommend that everyone should read this book. It will be well worth your time.
The book is about a famous crime family located in New York City in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The novel covers “Don Corleones” life and his family. The book was very entertaining and full of surprises. The novel also has a certain allure to it because it is loosely based on actual events that occurred in New York during the 50s.
It is hard to imagine that the world was once like this novel. Organized crime is not as big as it used to be, but I still find it interesting that the mafia was so widespread just a few decades ago. The crimes that were committed are unbelievable. Not to mention that most of the guys got away with them. The mafia had politicians and police on their payrolls. Once you read about all this it will astonish you. It will draw you into the book even more.
The Godfather is jam-packed with murder, lies, sex, and betrayal. It will most definitely keep you attention and make it difficult to put down the book. It is one of the first books that I wanted to keep reading to find out the outcome. Luckily I read the book before I saw the movie. The movie is no where near as good as the book and The Godfather the movie is recognized as one of the greatest movies of all time. So I recommend that everyone should read this book. It will be well worth your time.
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