Just finished the book. It's a whole lot better than Winegardner's books thats for sure. I would hope Falco will now be the one to attempt a book on the end of the Corleone Saga (Vincent as head of the family)
****Spolier alert****
One criticism though: I was always under the impression that when Vito was shot by a group of Mad Dog Irishmen it was more than just a shoulder injury. I would have expected that he would have had to be in the hospital. Also Puzo speaks of Sonny taking charge while Vito was down and starting his own regime "like a young napoleon" I didnt see any of that in the novel so for that Im a bit dissappointed
There are MANY discrepancies between The Godfatherbook and The Family Corleone..... most notably what you mentioned. This really bothers me. I always liked the idea of Sonny being a "Young Napoleon" and was waiting for him to kick some ass as I read the book. Never really happened. The Luca Basement scene is different, as is Marranzano being changed to Mariposa. Theres a lot more that I can't think of off hand, but these kept me from really enjoying the book
