Mark Winegardner and Mario Puzo - The Godfather Returns

Pros: It's more of The Godfather.

Cons: None that I can think of.

The Bottom Line: If read and liked the original, buy it. If you did not read the original, buy them both.

Review: Mark Winegardner is not Mario Puzo. That said, he is a gifted writer who took the Corleone Family characters from the classic novel and created a gripping page turner of a sequel. This is an excellent novel which compliments Puzo's original saga using ...

Pros: Characters, Complements movies well

Cons: Not a great deal of suspense

Review: I must admit, I haven't read the Godfather books by Mario Puzo. I did see all Godfather movies and Godfather I and II definitely rank in my top 5 movies of all time. Before leaving on a 5-day vacation, my wife bought me the Godfather Returns. I ...

Pros: None really...

Cons: Too crude, too unrealistic... Makes complete mess of the immortal characters created by Puzo.

The Bottom Line: If you loved Godfather, then you would hate this book. So I would suggest that you skip this book.

Review: Introduction If there was any list for books that impacted both literary world as well as the movie world, then Godfather must be a top ten contender. Mario Puzo's characters have become legendary both for avid book readers as well as for ...

Pros: Puzo is dead so he won't have to read this crap.

Cons: The entire book.

The Bottom Line: I wouldn't suggest this to anyone...unless your in a hospital or bed ridden for a while. Then it might give you something to do for a few hours

Review: I just finished this book a few minutes ago and am completely disgusted by it. The author Mark Winegardner wrote it like a history text book. No suspense, no surprises. It’s like learning that we won WWII 30 years later. He stole the Johnny ...