The Godfather Classic Quotes
by Carlo De Vito
Published by Cider Mill Press
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Reviewed by Claire Vath
From the time he penned his 1969 novel, Mario Puzo’s “The Godfather” became a runaway success—a best-selling book and one of the greatest films of all time. “The Godfather” lit up the silver screen with its cast of iconic characters and phrases that have crept into modern vernacular like Pete Clemenza’s “Leave the gun. Take the cannolis.”
So it’s fitting, then, that Cider Mill Press has released The Godfather Classic Quotes, a leather-bound book filled with sayings and illustrations so vivid you can almost hear Marlon Brando’s wheezy breath whooshing out of the pages.
The Godfather Classic Quotes includes a forward with the history of Mario Puzo’s novel and how, with the help of Francis Ford Coppola, it translated to the big screen.
The book takes us on the rough-and-tumble journey through the torrid mafia underworld of the first Godfather movie, where there are two main allegiances—to family and to the crime family.
From Connie Corleone’s wedding to the downfall of Don Vito Corleone to Michael Corleone’s rise to power, the book relives the magic of Francis Ford Coppola’s film, all milestones can be summed up by the family lawyer Tom Hagen: “This is business, not personal.”
The book relives Corleone’s rise to the top and his moral struggles along the way. The quotes taken from “The Godfather” movie are shrouded in violence, revenge and an insatiable love of power with reckless abandon for family.
This stunning, small book with photos and vivid graphics is a book any Godfather aficionado can’t refuse.
Armchair Interviews agrees.