Submitted by RudionRaskolnikov t3_yidfzz in books
So one day I saw it in a bookstore and bought it, yesterday I picked it up and it was so good I blew through the book.
The writing wad easy to understand and the pace was good.
What I liked especially is the characters, my favorites being Michael, Don Vito and Santino.
But don Vito was by far my favorite character. I think what I would call him is a Man's man, a man any man would admire and any boy would aspire to be like. He was a perfect balance of compassionate and ruthless, intelligent and kind, criminal but principled.
I also liked the various subtleties in the book, how one little slip of the tongue was enough to screw things up. Like how Santino screwed up by showing interest in Sollozo or how Barzini revealed his true intentions from just one line uttered at the meeting, no grandiose admissions of guilt like typical stories.
The story was a pretty smooth ride with the only oddity being the Johny Fontaine storyline which was boring and I didn't have much interest.
Overall, what a book, I will definitely read the whole trilogy.