I'm wondering if the posters here consider the three non-Puzo novels as canon and general thoughts on them?
My "canon" is the original novel and the three movies. I've never attempted the other books, due to my own lack of interest.
The "Lucy's Vagina" arc was completely pointless though and I'm left wondering what possessed Puzo to even write it or how his editor didn't make him cut it.
I've developed the notion that he was trying to sell books to women, with a soap opera-ish, sexual story that's somehow romantic as well.
FFC did a lot to improve the story and I can't help but feel the novel would not be held in such high esteem if it weren't for Copola's work.
I think this is true, but I also think that the book's immense popularity "primed the pump" for the movie. A large portion of the audience for the first run of the movie must have been people who had actually read the book.
