uminem02:
Chai!!! I have like 8 of his books (soft copies) and i've read none..smh

uminem02:
Chai!!! I have like 8 of his books (soft copies) and i've read none..smh

Ranchhoddas:
Guillermo and Aspanu if I remember correctly.
I loved how Puzo compared them to Jesus and Judas at the end of the book.
Aspanu, like Judas would have been a footnote, a mere page in the history books of Guillermo and Jesus respectively. But by betraying their bosses, they became legends in their own right, they wrote their own histories.

Mario Puzo was a genius!!!

nitt:

pls send to me too
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Ranchhoddas:
Wow!
Your knowledge of the story is impressive but you are a bit wrong.
Al Neri was never consigliere. He was a police officer who turned Button man for Michael. After Tessio was killed, he took over Tessio's crew and became caporegime.
He was referred to as Michael's Luca Brasi.

There were three consiglieri, Genco, Tom and Don Vito. Don Vito assumed the role for Michael as Tom was not considered fit to be a war-time consigliere.

Awoo88:

You are wrong about Al neri. He was an enforcer/ body guard. He was mike's luca brassi.The don himself was the consigeliere until his death. Tommy was returned to his post as consigeliere after the don's dismal. The reason for removing tommy was for protection. He had settled his family east and tommy was sent along with them. As soon as the don died, Tommy was recalled

diezani:

true. but hagen wasn't really recalled

diezani:


true.. al neri was never consigliere, Don Vito replaced Hagen. After Vito's death and all the score settling, Neri takes over tessio's crew. very true.
but going forward in the story, Michael doesn't really have any real consigliere in the story anymore, because hagen has become their legitimate business lawyer in Nevada, he's only called upon when Michael has to hide for a while , hagen doesn't return as a real consigliere. the person still closest to Michael's nice and vindictive heart is neri... what do you think

Awoo88:

Yes he was. Mike told tommy how the don told him that he tommy will figure out why he was sent out but he could longer afford the luxury of his absence. Told him he was needed by his side after the don's dead

Ranchhoddas:
You are quite correct. Al Neri went on to forge a great Don-Capo partnership with Michael.
But Hagen was retained as Consigliere. If you remember, when Kay got angry at Michael for killing Carlo Rizzi (Connie's Husband) and left him, it was Tom who went to her house and gave her a hint as to the necessity of the action.
This was after the peace had been made and the Corleones had become the most powerful Mafia family.
That was a Consigliere at work.
Even in the sequels, Hagen was consigliere till he was murdered.
You should check them out.

Ranchhoddas:
You are right. I remember him saying "I put on my Sicilian hat and finally figured it out".

Tom Hagen was my favourite Puzo character. In fact, my alternate handle on this forum is in his honour.
I was so mad when that silly sequel-writer decided to kill his character.
Those sequels should never have been written.

Ranchhoddas:
The Sicilian is not a sequel. It overlapped with Michael's exile to Italy.
The sequels are "The Godfather Returns" and the Godfather Revenge" by Mike Winegardner.
There is also a prequel titled "The Family Corleone" by Ed Falco.

uminem02:
E-mail address pls

uminem02:
Chai!!! I have like 8 of his books (soft copies) and i've read none..smh

spartan117:

Ur review is wrong firstly there were 5 Mafia families not 4: corleone(long island little Italy) tataglia (Brooklyn ) stracci(new Jersey) barzini (midtown ) and cuneo (hell's kitchen ). Secondly Virgil sollozo wasn't a Mafia family, he was a lone business man seeking to expand his drug business and Don Vito didn't want drugs on d street, so sollozo conspired with the tataglia family to take him out. Lastly there was no leadership void left by Sonny's death it wasn't necessary that his son inherits the family the rank of Don was earned not inherited this explains one of the reasons Michael had to break up the family and give a part to Peter clemenza once he had successfully avenged his father and brother

petermuller:

The book I a little bit different from the Movie

PETUK:
boyfriend please send it to me thank you petukjr@gmail.com

xprezz02:
Lol.. uminem02 see ur boyfriend... hmmm

uminem02:
I rebuke you!!

xprezz02:
Lol.. uminem02 see ur boyfriend... hmmm

PETUK:
i'm still waiting man

uminem02:

I'll send them as soon as power is restored. They're on my laptop

PETUK:
thanks man, it's like you had a problem being addressed as boyfriend abi 14years dey scare you don't worry you won't do it alone we'll be doing together

Awoo88:

Legends in a wrong way and for the wrong things. Hevwas buried with the tag that said something like " may the enimy of Guillermo meet their end like or so dead the enimy of....". Can't recollect vividly

diezani:


the godfather returns and the family Corleone are not great books. they are too disjointed, there's too much struggle to blend into the puzo storyline. For academic readers like me, Winegardner's books are a blot on the main godfather story and boringly revisionist. you don't have to fill every blank and open end in the Godfather story, those are part of what makes it the classic that it is - allowing the imagination of the readers to roam . I concur with others who have said Winegardner's books should be used to wrap frozen fishes and sent to his publisher

opal4real:
One of my favourite books. The sequel of Godfather is the Sicilian and it's a must read.

uminem02:
Chai!!! I have like 8 of his books (soft copies) and i've read none..smh

nurshah:


Boss will u forward the copies to my email if you agree I send my email to you