The Godfather
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Summary
Tyrant， blackmailer， racketeer， murderer - his influence reaches every level of American society。 Meet Don Corleone， a friendly man， a just man， a
reasonable
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。
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。
Reviews
Muhammad Samejo
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“Behind many successful Hollywood movie adaptations， there is always a book。”A rather clumsy attempt at being inspired by the following immortal quote:"Behind every great fortune there is a crime。”Here’s a rather embarrassing confession: before buying the book， I had never once seen any installment of The Godfather series。Oh I’m sure you’ll have your mouths agape at the notion of never having seen one of cinema’s all time classics， how I could have missed some epic mafia drama and unforgettable “Behind many successful Hollywood movie adaptations， there is always a book。”A rather clumsy attempt at being inspired by the following immortal quote:"Behind every great fortune there is a crime。”Here’s a rather embarrassing confession: before buying the book， I had never once seen any installment of The Godfather series。Oh I’m sure you’ll have your mouths agape at the notion of never having seen one of cinema’s all time classics， how I could have missed some epic mafia drama and unforgettable performances by some of the finest actors to ever walk the earth， how I could have ignored the scene of a dead racehorse in its master’s bed left there as a warning。Yet here we are。 I’m sure there was a reason why I kept putting off the movies， even though I’ve been regularly told to stay the fudge away from part 3。 Nevertheless， for the life of me I could never figure out why I hadn’t seen the classic first two parts。And now I understand why: I hadn’t read the book before。 Now that I have， I realize that it was the right decision。It was purely by chance that I came across the book available at Book Bee 🙂 and became one of my four purchases。 Even though I didn’t read till months later， I had a few others to get through and yes， reviews for those will be coming along shortly， but nevertheless I finally read it last month。For those of you who are familiar with the movies， the book is the original novel on which parts 1 and 2 are based on。 Written by famed author Mario Puzo， who had a penchant for writing about the lives， times and crimes of the Sicilian mafia in the U。S。， The Godfather is his piece de resistance with some tremendous atmosphere of the life and times of the Italian mafia circa 1940s America。But more than a mob story， The Godfather is a story about family， respect and loyalty。 The lead character of The Godfather – named Don Vito Corleone – is one of the heads of the “Five Families” of New York， representing the heads of power of the criminal underworld of the time。 He commands an army of faithful that will do his bidding to death and controls several different areas such as protection， gambling， unions; all cleverly disguised under a legitimate olive oil business。 His organization is structured with his two oldest sons Sonny and Fredo handling day to day operations， while his youngest son Michael is the one who has broken from the mold of the family business and is a veteran soldier in the Army。While initially unhappy with his youngest son’s decision， the Don comes to realize that this is exactly what he has always wanted his son to achieve。 When he arrived to America as a first generation immigrant from Italy， he was a poor man working hard to provide food for his family。 Over the years， he built an entire criminal empire using only his wit and friendliness， as well as his unshakeable resolve。 And his only hope is that one day his son Michael and his descendants will be far more powerful but legitimately respectful instead of living his life of the underworld。There is not a favor that the Don cannot grant for anyone who asks him， and ask they do。 The Don will do anything and everything to help out his friends in need， in return for any service that he may ask of them。 Usually， this will almost always involve something not completely above board。All of this is shattered when the Don is injured in the middle of a gang war and of all his sons， Michael is the one to assume the reigns of the organization， much to the Don’s chagrin。 What follows is a brutal gang war that culminates in victory for the Corleone family， with Michael finally achieving his destiny。The book covers several character arcs and plot lines including the twilight years of Don Corleone and the gang war that sees him injured。 Along with this is Michael’s transformation from the baby of the family to the head of the entire organization。 Both these plots are also shown in the first movie。Another story line included in the middle of the book is Vito Corleone’s humble beginnings as a labor worker to his rise as one of the heads of the Five Families。 This is covered as a sub-plot to the second movie， with an entirely new script for Michael that is not mentioned in the book。The novelization is a near accurate representation of the criminal enterprises taking place in early 20th century USA and the characters are heavily influenced by some of the most prominent and at times glamorous mob bosses of that time。The book contains a lot more characters and plots that were not shown in the movie and serve to add more of an atmosphere to the entire period and the theme of the book。 A lot of violence is portrayed not just on the mafia front but also domestic abuse as there is a great deal of spousal unfaithfulness as well as troubled marriages that often involved violence。The movie adaptation earned it the three major Academy Awards for Best Picture， Adapted Screenplay， and of course the Best Actor award for what is Marlon Brando’s quintessential performance as Don Vito Corleone。 Part 2 saw further accolades， as Robert De Niro picks up the best supporting actor award for playing the younger version of Don Vito Corleone。 Thus making The Godfather only character to receive two acting awards to both the actors that played it， as well as both the first and second parts winning the coveted award for best actor。 Ironically， Al Pacino’s portrayal of Michael Corleone earned him nominations for Best Supporting and Leading Actors for both movies respectively， however he won in neither。Even without having seen the movies， the book reads so vividly that one can’t help but imagine Marlon Brando， Robert De Niro and Al Pacino playing their respective parts。 One can really appreciate the movies after having read the book and getting a better understanding of the （under）world of the time and the politics， corruption， intrigue and cultural idiosyncrasies that are all on full display by Mario Puzo。“The Godfather” by Mario Puzo is no doubt a collectors’ item and required reading for those unfamiliar with a period of history often covered。 It is the novel that launched an entire genre of not just crime novels but also crime movies。 It is a story about family and loyalty unlike any other， with some incredible character development and shocking turn of events。 The book’s non-linear narrative makes for some exciting and horrifying moments that’ll make you want to keep flipping the pages。It is， as Don Corleone would put it， “an offer you can’t refuse。” 。。。more
Iri
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Tak jsem se konečně polepšila。 Světoznámá kniha Kmotr， miláček mnohých srdcí， je za mnou。 Jsem šťastná。 Jakože v šklebivém slova smyslu。A ne， že ne， byla jsem od začátku opatrná。 V očekáváních， vzbuzených štítkem "bestseller" a "filmově zpracováno"。 Známe takové případy， že se hlavně v dnešních časech vzhůru na žebříčky prodejnosti dostávají prvotřídní rychlokvašky bez hlavy a paty， líbivý odpad， literární dno adorované velmi snadno uspokojitelnými čtenáři a nekvalitními kritiky。 Budiž， asi je t Tak jsem se konečně polepšila。 Světoznámá kniha Kmotr， miláček mnohých srdcí， je za mnou。 Jsem šťastná。 Jakože v šklebivém slova smyslu。A ne， že ne， byla jsem od začátku opatrná。 V očekáváních， vzbuzených štítkem "bestseller" a "filmově zpracováno"。 Známe takové případy， že se hlavně v dnešních časech vzhůru na žebříčky prodejnosti dostávají prvotřídní rychlokvašky bez hlavy a paty， líbivý odpad， literární dno adorované velmi snadno uspokojitelnými čtenáři a nekvalitními kritiky。 Budiž， asi je to nutné zlo。 Ale co Kmotr？ Co ten světoznámý， starožitný Kmotr？ S klidným svědomím můžu říct， že to rozhodně není odpad。 Autor jistě nad psaním této knihy přemýšlel。 Použil cit。 Řekněme i osobní zkušenosti， protože je na příběhu jasně patrný střídmý odstup mnoha různých pohledů， podle kterých postavy měří svět kolem sebe。 Puzo určitě věděl， co a jak může literárně fungovat。 A psal to taky v době， kdy se na určitá témata neukazovalo se zběsilým řevem prstem jako na nekorektní a nepřijatelná jenom proto， že zobrazovaná věc někomu přiskřípla bebí jeho děravého ega。 Témata téhle knihy mohla být označena jako skandální。 V určitém ohledu snad i senzační。 Mysteriózní。 Znepokojivá。 Odrážející styly a potřeby doby。 A já si to naprosto uvědomuji a respektuji to， když jsem brala předkládaný příběh zkrátka takový， jaký byl。Přesto z knihy nejásám。 Asi jsem sama zmlsaným čtenářem， a to kvůli mé příchylnosti k potřebě dějového drajvu， směřujícího nevyhnutelně k akci。 V tomto ohledu jsem v příběhu zalíbení nenašla。 Vlastně mi styl vyprávění přišel tak hladký a plynule běžící， že byste na něm ostřejší hrany nenadálého zvratu nenašli。 Občasný lehký záchvěv， to možná。 Ale výběžky nikoliv。 Dojdu-li do obraznosti， pak mi celý příběh přišel jako s pečlivou pravidelností vyvedený řetízkový steh。 Půl kapitoly jde autor kupředu， čtenářovu představivost hezky popíchne a pak se velkou oklikou vyprávění o minulosti vrátí zpět do výchozího bodu， aby steh dokončil a pokročil zase o kousek dál s nití vyprávění připravenou k další kličce。 Svým způsobem to bylo zajímavé zpestření， protože jsem snad ještě nečetla knihu， ve které by byly tak dokonale vmísené popisy historie postav do průběhu aktuálního dění。Ani mě tolik neuchvátily zmíněné praktiky mafie jako takové a chladnokrevná， racionální brutalita s nimi spojená。 Bohužel， i v tomto jsem poněkud všedním čtenářem moderní doby， vzdálené od vydání desítky let， pro kterého jsou tyto obrazy poměrně známé。 Ale zaujala mě možnost pochopit důvody ideálů Vita Corleona a starých sicilských zvyků。 Vlastně dávaly až příliš dobrý smysl a když se člověk ohlédne v rámci velkých celků společnosti do historie， patrně by nešlo o nic vybočujícího z řady。 Co je znepokojivé， je pohled na mafiánské praktiky z pohledu jednotlivců。 Tady ať si má s Puzovými postavami a jejich motivy jakýkoliv osobní etický problém。 V tomto byl pro mně Kmotr zásadním dílem pro rozšíření možností rovin chápání。 Je tedy tato kniha záležitostí， kterou bych doporučila？ Ano， i ne。 Člověku， který hledá uměle nadstavené staveniště zápletek， aby z nich jako čtenář vypustil ze záplavy adrenalinu duši， rozhodně ne。 Člověku， který by čekal přesné návody， jak až mafie vládne， také ne。 Ale člověku， který má rád přirozený， běžný život reflektující beletristický styl a možnost si trochu popřemýšlet， zda se mu mafiánské ideály jeví jako chvályhodné， či nikoliv， rozhodně ano。 。。。more
Natasha
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a literary masterpiece and a beautiful work of art
Ứng Đức
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Just Bố Già
Katie Ford
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Remarkable book！ It had so much detail and was so much better than I expected。 I've watched the movie， of course and compared。 I love the movie but the book is so much better with the insight it gives in each character。 I highly recommend！ I couldn't put it down！ Remarkable book！ It had so much detail and was so much better than I expected。 I've watched the movie， of course and compared。 I love the movie but the book is so much better with the insight it gives in each character。 I highly recommend！ I couldn't put it down！ 。。。more
Dilip Chauhan
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Brilliant。
Lisa Stammers
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Bold and Brilliant。
Amir Hosein PKZ
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چهارشنبه 1400/4/30
Andy Dixon
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Admittedly my favorite movie， I had never got around to reading the novel。 Mario Puzos attention to detail and narrative style made this a engrossing read。 To see tertiary characters fleshed out really brought another level of enjoyment and understanding to this saga。 I see a movie marathon in the near future。
Michele
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I have seen the movies multiple times and love them。 I just finished the book and it was fantastic。 So much more in depth。 I really am glad I finally read the book！
Victoria
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One of my favorite heavy reads！
Kashyap
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Who doesnt want to be the most sort after and the most feared at the same time。 Trilogy about the most influential family and a tail about their victory over their enemies
Paulie
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Should have watched the movie twice
Luz Angela
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«El Padrino»， de Mario Puzo， publicado en 1969， narra el mundo de la mafia， su estructura， cultura， objetivos y el porqué de sus acciones。 La palabra Mafia significó， «en su origen， lugar de refugio， y （…） luego se convirtió en el nombre de una organización secreta creada para luchar contra los poderosos que durante siglos habían manejado a su antojo al país y a sus gentes»。El libro se enmarca en la historia de Vito Corleone， la cabeza de una familia siciliana establecida en Estados Unidos， el c «El Padrino»， de Mario Puzo， publicado en 1969， narra el mundo de la mafia， su estructura， cultura， objetivos y el porqué de sus acciones。 La palabra Mafia significó， «en su origen， lugar de refugio， y （…） luego se convirtió en el nombre de una organización secreta creada para luchar contra los poderosos que durante siglos habían manejado a su antojo al país y a sus gentes»。El libro se enmarca en la historia de Vito Corleone， la cabeza de una familia siciliana establecida en Estados Unidos， el capo más respetado de Nueva York， el mayor importador de aceite de oliva del país， con un rol dominante en el control del juego y de los sindicatos。 Un hombre que definió las reglas， que se consideró una especie de Dios， con una concepción «particular» acerca de la lealtad y la generosidad -«llegará un día en que todos y cada uno de los que han recibido su ayuda tendrán que hacer algo por él。 Y pobres de ellos si no lo hacen»-， sin clemencia contra sus rivales y quienes osaron traicionarlo。Leer estas páginas permite conocer la vida de Corleone desde la niñez hasta convertirse en el capo de capos en una ciudad plagada por el crimen， la lucha por el poder， la venganza sin piedad y la corrupción。 Don Vito creó todo un cuerpo armado， «el brazo ilegal de los ricos， e incluso la policía auxiliar de la estructura política y legal。 （…）Una degenerada estructura capitalista， anticomunista y antiliberal， que imponía sus tributos en todos los negocios， por pequeños que estos fueran»。Así mismo， el autor relata cómo esta realidad fue determinante para la vida de los hijos del capo， ya que por convicción o por circunstancias ajenas a su voluntad ingresaron a la organización siguiendo los pasos del padre sin poder dar marcha atrás。Es una obra que confronta y cuestiona al lector， más a las personas que nacimos y vivimos en países en los que la violencia es parte de la cotidianidad y donde coexisten múltiples grupos mafiosos con distintas características pero con los mismos fines。 Es una lectura en que la ficción es un retrato de la realidad。¡Recomendado！¿Ya lo leyeron？*Más Más reseñas en mi blog de Instagram @luzangelalectora 。。。more
colagatji
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3，5gdyby nie poprawka na date pierwszej publikacji， to przez te wszystkie dodatkowe， strasznie irytujace watki i wynikajacy z nich obrzydliwy， calkiem niepotrzebny seksizm， z pewnoscia nie doczytalabym do koncakilkadziesiat stron o plastyce pochwy？？？？？？ CO KURWA
minhhoaist
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Tuyệt phẩm！
Camille Cooley
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The movie's much better than this misogynistic take。 The movie's much better than this misogynistic take。 。。。more
Candi
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Am ok read but it was a bit too repetitive and vast for my taste。 Some parts of the book flew by， while others seemed to drag。
beatrice
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🤌🏼😚🍕。in all honesty， this was well written。 not an overwhelming/boring amount of details involved the way some books have。 great book and great film as well。 many characters are terrible people though but what can u do it’s the mafia
Vanessa
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I laugh because I think I forgot who I was when I decided this was the book to read。 The film must really be something because I absolutely do not understand the hype。 I was expecting a gruesome story full of cunning。 What I got is a bunch of man-children trying their hardest to be “masculine”。 This book was so full of long passages of supposed “honour” codes which were more exhausting than thought provoking。 Honestly this book took itself far too seriously。 Let’s not even start with the mindles I laugh because I think I forgot who I was when I decided this was the book to read。 The film must really be something because I absolutely do not understand the hype。 I was expecting a gruesome story full of cunning。 What I got is a bunch of man-children trying their hardest to be “masculine”。 This book was so full of long passages of supposed “honour” codes which were more exhausting than thought provoking。 Honestly this book took itself far too seriously。 Let’s not even start with the mindless misogyny and racism which is just there。 Does nothing to build the story。 Do not even go here guys。 Utter waste of time。 。。。more
Janine Corman
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I am a huge fan of both movies， but now that I have read the book I am firmly in the camp that says Coppola went the wrong way with Vito。 Brando is a caricature of the character that Puzo wrote。 And not enough of the movie focuses on him and his friendships。 The movie is much more focused on Michael。 Someone needs to do a miniseries focused on the side characters - Lucy Mancini and her doctor friend， Johnny Fontaine and Nino。 Get someone to play Tom Hagen， but never show Vito， Michael， Sonny， or I am a huge fan of both movies， but now that I have read the book I am firmly in the camp that says Coppola went the wrong way with Vito。 Brando is a caricature of the character that Puzo wrote。 And not enough of the movie focuses on him and his friendships。 The movie is much more focused on Michael。 Someone needs to do a miniseries focused on the side characters - Lucy Mancini and her doctor friend， Johnny Fontaine and Nino。 Get someone to play Tom Hagen， but never show Vito， Michael， Sonny， or Fredo。 。。。more
zozo
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Enjoyed and devoured every moment of this book ！！ Overall an easy read， but Puzzo definitely knows how to tell a story and create suspense。 A MUST READ for everyone who watched the movie and for anyone who has the slightest interest in crime novels。
Hoang Do
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This is no doubt the best book i have ever read！！ If you watched the movie and you think it is good。 Trust me， the book gonna give you way better experience！
Ashley Zaccari Smith
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Honestly… a 4。5 for the Don’s Sicilian attitude/quips and for Michael’s thunderbolt from Apollonia。 Cannot wait to watch the movie！
Katie Thompson
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An amazing book that details the descent we take in order to obtain power and revenge！ Loved it immensely！
Yu Chao
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I haven't seen the movie yet， but I don't really enjoy the novel。Most characters seem flat， without true personality and character development arcs are non-existent。 For example， Michael changes suddenly from a college student to a gang leader without gradual progress and foreshadowing。 Furthermore， many of the side storylines add very little to the novel （e。g。 Michael's marriage in Sicily is just ridiculously meaningless for the whole story）。 Lastly， Mario's prose is quite dull and unnecessaril I haven't seen the movie yet， but I don't really enjoy the novel。Most characters seem flat， without true personality and character development arcs are non-existent。 For example， Michael changes suddenly from a college student to a gang leader without gradual progress and foreshadowing。 Furthermore， many of the side storylines add very little to the novel （e。g。 Michael's marriage in Sicily is just ridiculously meaningless for the whole story）。 Lastly， Mario's prose is quite dull and unnecessarily lengthy。Maybe I'm just judging the novel from the modern standard， but I think perhaps it is the movie that saved the novel。 （Will check out the movie later。） 。。。more
Akash Sharma
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A masterpiece！ An excellent work of literature。
Joshua Habtwold
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Although the book may be too long enough for me to read， it's pretty much a worthwhile read， and it captivates the essence of what the 1930s-1950s were like in the East Coast and the mafia。 There are also some good quotes on there， so definitely check it out。 Although the book may be too long enough for me to read， it's pretty much a worthwhile read， and it captivates the essence of what the 1930s-1950s were like in the East Coast and the mafia。 There are also some good quotes on there， so definitely check it out。 。。。more
G
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It was surprising to find just how closely the screenplay tracks the novel。 If you are a fan of the movie and don't mind reliving the story， I wholly recommend the audio version narrated by Joe Mantegne。 It was surprising to find just how closely the screenplay tracks the novel。 If you are a fan of the movie and don't mind reliving the story， I wholly recommend the audio version narrated by Joe Mantegne。 。。。more
Kizlel Bertoni
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Excelente libro， no podía soltarlo， la forma en que escribe puzo engancha al lector y paser de que habla de la mafia logra que te encariñes con algunos personajes， los odioas y los amas。
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Godfather&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0