Originally Posted by Lana
I wonder where Puzo got this idea of father-son successor if "No son ever succeeded his father as Don" [Godfather] "much less surpassed his father" [Godfather Part 2 and perhaps 3] in real Life


I don't think it's a mafia novel at heart. With Stracci and Cuneo placed away from New York City and minimized to almost nothing, what you have are three warring kingdoms set against a mafia backdrop.


"All of these men were good listeners; patient men."