If you want to really get involved with a book, fall in love with it, get inspired and influenced by the characters, want to keep repeating the various phrases of the book a numerous number of times then
the book you should read is Mario Puzo’s “The Godfather”. I’ve read and heard so much about this book and had great expectations of it. Never did I feel that my expectations where let down when I read this book. It is till date the best novel I read. Truly magnificent and keeps the readers totally engrossed with it.
The Novel is all about Don Vito Corleone who is the head of the Corleone Family. The people who love him call him The Godfather with affection. He is a man who has his own rules, who never to go by other person’s authority or force, who gave justice to everyone around, helped the needy and expected only friendship as his fee. He is a very powerful and highly influential person. Believes in only power and force rather than just physical strength. He is a person who respects friendship and is always there for his friends. He single handedly influences the functioning of the entire city. He is married and blessed with three sons Sonny, Freddie and Michael and a daughter Connie. Sonny and Freddie follow their father and becomes part of the family business. Michael is the only one who stays aloof from his family. Thenovel begins with the marriage of Connie Corleone. Apart from the Corleone Family there are four more very powerful families in the New York City. The Tattagalia family in particular being the rival group to the Corleaone’s.
The Novel explores itself into the Corleone Family. It start’s of with explaining the influence of the godfather, his relationship with his children. Then we have Sonny who assists his father in his business and is full of brutal force and bad temper. The novel discusses the love life of Michael with Kay Adams an American girl. Then we see the Don aging and how Michael gets involved into the family business and slowly evolves as the next Don. In between there are so many twists and so many characters all given equal importance. The rivalry between the Corleon’s and the Tattagalian’s assisted by Solozzo the Turk drug dealer paves way for the great War of the five families in New York. It is at the end of this war in addition with a few interesting twists Michael is foreseen as the next Godfather. There are many numbers of characters worth a mention but I wish you could do it by reading the book so I keep myself away from doing it.
The plot of the novel is very intriguing. The conversation and the plots involving are all so awesome. I am very sure of the fact you would definitely remember a few phrases of the don. The best of the lot being ‘ I will make him an offer he can’t refuse’,. There are other few like ‘ The Don never asks for a second favor when the first one is denied’,’ I will reason with him’, ‘I offer you my friendship and expects only the same’, ‘ learn from your father how to say ‘no’ to others’. These are very powerful phrases you’re sure to remember.
If you haven’t read the book yet right away go ahead and read it. I am sure you will enjoy it as much I did it. Take my word reading this book ‘ is an offer you can’t refuse’.
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