I kind of enjoyed revisiting the characters again...haven't read "...Revenge" yet, but I will. I read a lot of fiction, and I'm really confused about the horrible reviews from a lot of Godfather fans and fanatics, alike...I mean, Winegardner's no Hemingway, but the book was not by any means terrible. In fact, I consider it a clever continuation/"fleshing out" for the original novel.