I've read three of Puzo's books. I first read the Godfather. I found it incredible. It over threw all the other books I read, as a tyrant siezes the throne of the previous king. It immediately became my favorite book. I next read the Last Don. Not too shabby. But then I looked at the Godfather Papers. It began with Puzo stating that the Godfather is his least favorite book. I was shocked. He also said that the Fortunate Pilgrim was his favorite, and it was a novelization of his life. So I read it. It was great. But what was wrong with the Godfather. Was it because it protrayed Southern Italians in a bad way. Is it that us, Sicilians, are now all Gansters because of it. Or is it that he made more bread from that book, than any other. Dimmi qualcosa, I really felt like I connected with Puzo himself in all his books. So sad that my favorite book from an author is his least favorite.