Mario Puzo performs a neat trick - he makes Don Vito a sympathetic, rather appealing character, part robbing hood and part Robin Hood. Without sugarcoating Don Vito's sins, Puzo makes the man believable and, more important, understandable.
But where the book really shines through is the portrayal of Michael Corleone. A good man's heart goes cold, pickled in the sour juices of revenge. Family values are taken to a new, frankly preposterous high. Unparalleled levels of gang violence and mindless murder are opened up in Puzo's almost musical and poignant narrative. Michael's transition from a good-natured \"Yank\" to the cold-blooded successor of the Corleone Family is so seamless it's beautiful. <\/div><\/div>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497213562113","data":"593daacf0e442"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497211794524","data":"The complete lack of any moral verdict or judgmental colouring by Puzo leaves you free to draw your own conclusions about the characters, and is one of the book's greatest virtues.
The Godfather is, in my opinion, one of the greatest works of art. The book is powerful and simply brilliant, and will keep you engrossed in its pages all night and the next morning, and will still leave you thinking about Michael's badassery long after you put it down.<\/div>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497213698967","data":"593dab5a3d5d3"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497212924341","data":"If you haven't read this masterpiece, stop everything you're doing and buy the book
here<\/a>. It will be the best investment you'll ever make."}]