Thanks, pb.

I forgot to add that I also noticed that Winegardner did a lot of research on the mafia and also The Godfather, so I want to give him credit for that. I liked how he explained the dealings between the families. For instance, the idea that Clemenza's son married Zaluchi's daughter to strengthen ties between the Corleones and Zaluchis. This is obviously a reference to Profaci's daughters marrying the sons of Detroit's bosses. I also liked the idea of 'The Fredo Corleone show' in Las Vegas. I would see Fredo do such a thing as he really was that kind of a person. So these are all plausible ideas.

So again, all the side stories and its characters are pretty decent, but sadly the main story with his own character being in the center of it all is highly implausible, even awkward.