Well, the book is what it is, y'know...Marlon, I think you've got something very right in that post. I read this over a year ago; I'm going to have to do it again, and pay a little more attention to details here and there. I wasn't necessarily disappointed with Winegardner's characterizations, but I remember questioning some of his decisions. And we always knew Fredo was "squirrely," to use a popular euphemism here in Texas.

But I remember enjoying the book while reading it; I think a lot of us are "hung up" on the FILMS, and haven't read Puzo's original NOVEL in way too long! I reread that one just prior to this one, and they seemed to dovetail perfectly, for me, at the time.

To each his own, huh? But for the record, the book is NOT terrible. I found it a pretty good read, at the time...I'll look for glaring ommissions/faulty logic/changed details next time, and I'll report here. Thanks for the post!