Just wanted to say hello, as it's my first time here posting. I've been a fan for about a year now, and this is a very helpful sight. I just wanted to see if there was anyone else who felt that the whole bit about Lucy in the novel was a bit overdone and really was pointless. I didn't see what that added to the story at all.I saw the movies first, and after reading the novel, I thought that it was one of the few examples of the movie being better than the book (although I did enjoy the bits about young vito). Does anyone else feel this way, or am I in the minority?