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Mario Puzo
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Pages: 410 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0099414740
Pub: Arrow Books Ltd
Pub date: 2000-05-25
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4254
Reader Reviews:
Very different from "The Godfather" (0/0 people found this helpful)
A good book about the Sicilian mafia that should be treated as a stand alone piece of work. Referrence to "The Godfather" takes from it. It is a book about deception, honour, greed and Sicilian ways that is well worth reading. The plot doesn't twist and turn but more converges all the characters to one finale. A worthy 4 stars.
Puzo's finest work (0/0 people found this helpful)
Having read most of Puzo's work, this is undoubtedly his finest work of literary fiction. It recounts Michael Corleone's sojourn in Sicily after his exile from America portrayed in The Godfather. The much beloved character Michael is not the central character in this book, but rather Salvatore Guiliano, a modern-day robin hood opposing the Cosa Nostra. Puzo uses an excellent cast of characters and wonderful setting to tell a brilliantly crafted story.
The ending will leave you flabbergasted and wanting more. An absolute masterpiece which comes highly recommended.
Outstanding (0/0 people found this helpful)
like others i thought this was going to be more of the Corleone saga but it is much much more, fantastic book it kept me gripped throughout. Highly recomended
Disappointed.... (4/4 people found this helpful)
... that I have reached the end of this book. Having read The Godfather just prior to this I expected more of the story of Michael Corleone in Sicily.
Initially I was disappointed to see this really wasn't going to be the case, but what a fantastic read this is - so much better than The Godfather!
I can truly say this is a book where I feel I know the characters and what they are thinking, which is perhaps why it is so shocking. The story in this book is fantastic, the word-pictures of the scenery stunningly beautiful and the brutaility of bandit life stark - no punches held.
The Sicilian is utterly absorbing, taking you on a 7 year journey that seems to be over all too quickly; I was stunned by the ending - infact, I'm still shocked, but this is a book I will read again.
Without doubt this is the best book I have read in the last few years.
Outstanding (3/4 people found this helpful)
What a brilliant story, what great characters and what a fantastic book this is! If you liked The Godfather you will absolutely love this book. It starts of slow at first but when it gets going, My God it doesn't half gets going...A fantastic read!
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