I finished The Godfather some days ago and absolutely loved it. Instant 5/5. Everything was incredible, except for a few chapters tho… What was the point of the Johnny Fontane chapters? They did not contribute to the climax or the overall story for that matter. Except showing that Don Vito was looking to profit from the film business, everything else was kind of a ‘filler’ type thing. And dont get me started on the Lucy Mancini chapter, that was so vile.
I just reread The Godfather and loved it once again. What a great book. Fun, interesting, a page-turner. Yes, the Johnny Fontane section threw me the first time, and it still felt unneeded the second time. Maybe it’s that this section throws you a bit out of the story.