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Re: Who has read the Godfather Novel?
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08/21/01 11:22 PM
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Don Denny
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I haven't read it yet, but I just purchased it. I'll let you know when I finish it.
"..but if Clemanza can figure a way to have a gun planted there for me, then I'll kill them both." Michael Corleone
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Re: Who has read the Godfather Novel?
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08/21/01 11:44 PM
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You asked that in the other forum, and of course, I said yes it's a great book.
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Re: Who has read the Godfather Novel?
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08/21/01 11:46 PM
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Jeffrey M. Jones
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Besides the book being more graphic in it's portrayal of sex, violence, profanity, etc. I think the only big difference between the book and its film counterparts were the character personalities and character development. In the book, we get to learn more about Mama Corleone, Johnny Fontane, Lucy ... all characters who just come, linger a bit, and then go in the films. Mama Corleone, for instance, was a strong character in the novel. She instilled the virtues of a bona-fide Mafia wife in a Kay not as mouthy as the one in the movies. I should add that while the movie seems to be more family than Mafia, the book seems to be just as much (maybe more) about gangsters as it is about family.
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Re: Who has read the Godfather Novel?
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08/22/01 12:44 AM
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J Geoff
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Discussions of the novel should be in the appropriate forum - I'm moving this there...
JG
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: Who has read the Godfather Novel?
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08/22/01 08:07 PM
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The book is great. I recomend everyone to read it..It gives a lot of insights and background information on every character.
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Re: Who has read the Godfather Novel?
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08/22/01 09:17 PM
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Once you start reading it, you wont be able to put it down. Your social life and work life might suffer a bit
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Re: Who has read the Godfather Novel?
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08/25/01 12:41 PM
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Don Rico
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Puzo wrote the great American gangster novel and we should all be thankful for that. However, I can recall reading somewhere that it was written to be commercially successful, hence the gratuitous sex and violence which were considered de rigueur (and clearly still are). My favorite part of the novel is of course Michael's exile in Sicilia, a rich tapestry of intoxicating beauty and romance. The worst parts are the detailed gynecological surgery exploitation scenarios, where the reader must think that this is going somewhere or leading to something important, but it never does.
Power wears out those who do not have it.
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Re: Who has read the Godfather Novel?
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08/25/01 12:50 PM
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Someone mentioned skipping over a chapter when rereading it. Indeed, I usually skip one or two chapters which I found unnecessarily tedious
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Re: Who has read the Godfather Novel?
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08/25/01 05:54 PM
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I always wanted to know how to get the Godfather Legacy (1991). I never saw it for sale anywhere
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Re: Who has read the Godfather Novel?
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08/25/01 06:18 PM
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Cool. I have a pretty big DVD wishlist at amazon.com but I dont think this is avail in it, is it? Oh well we'll see see. Thanks Turi
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Re: Who has read the Godfather Novel?
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08/26/01 12:03 AM
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Very observant of you to notice that in Quebec, French is dominant over english. The rest of Canada is anglophone. I tip my hat to you, again, don Rico
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Re: Who has read the Godfather Novel?
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08/28/01 11:12 AM
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Liz Skywalker
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I liked the novel over all, but I never erally understood the purpose of some character. The doctor, for example. Is he just there to make Lucy happy and, through her, get introduced to Michael and so, fix his face? And Nino...is he just there to further Johnny's character? Or to show the old ties of friendship, even while Nino was self-destructing?
"Bacio tua mano."
"But...it was so artistically done."
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