Well, really, Puzo and Winegardner ARE different people, and thus with different writing styles. Because Puzo worked closely with Coppola on the films, it's understandable that the emphases would be the same as in the original book. But really, who's to say that's the only way that a Godfather book should be written? There have to be as many ways to write one as there are writers. That's coming from a hardcore Godfather fan myself. And, by the way, a pretty decent amount of time was spent on the villain, Don Croce, in The Sicilian, and Puzo WROTE that one!