The Family Corleone
by Ed Falco
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48%
Critic Reviews: 15
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80%
Reader Ratings: 334
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Synopsis
New York, 1933. The city and the nation are in the depths of the Great Depression. The crime families of New York have prospered in this time, but with the coming end of Prohibition, a battle is looming that will determine which organizations will rise and which will face a violent end. For Vito Corleone, nothing is more important that his family's future. While his youngest children, Michael, Fredo, and Connie, are in school, unaware of their father's true... more
About Ed Falco
- All Critics: 15
- Positive: 8
- Negative: 7
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NY Daily News | 20 May 2012
While veteran writer Falco doesn’t come up with any memorable lines to add to the "Godfather” canon, the story is Puzo-worthy.
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The Roanoke Times | 13 May 2012
To this reviewer, the wanton cruelty — not to mention the corruption of public servants — regularly depicted in the book is sickening...
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Book Reporter | 17 May 2012
Ed Falco has done yeoman’s work in THE FAMILY CORLEONE, meeting the American legend that is its subject matter head-on and creating a tale that demands to be read in one sitting.
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Kirkus Reviews | 1 Mar 2012
A worthy addition to the lurid world of the Five Families, if not quite an offer you can’t refuse.
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AV Club | 21 May 2012
...plodding pace and colorless language, and for some real missed opportunities, such as his failure to do anything with some promising but largely untapped characters.
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The Columbus Dispatch | 13 May 2012
The storyline is confusing — jumping from scene to scene, introducing new characters, then dashing away before they are fully developed.
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A Lot of Pages | 14 Sep 2012
The story of the book is gripping and once you are through the first 50 pages of the book, it is a complete page turner and you will be hooked to it.
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The Washington Post | 6 May 2012
Still, as I read the book, I kept thinking, I’ve seen this movie before.
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Rhodes Review | 17 Jul 2012
Mr. Falco managed to capture the feel and aura of these characters tremendously.
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NJ.com | 6 May 2012
...falls short of Puzo’s audacious horse-head-in-bed turns.
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Genre Go Round Reviews | 1 May 2012
Fans will appreciate Ed Falco’s strong entry, which hopefully leads to more 1930s prequels.
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Watermark Books And Cafe
Sonny’s road to making a life-changing choice is compelling and complex.
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The West End Times | 4 Jul 2012
“The Family Corleone” is a thoroughly enjoyable book, which provides the final piece of the puzzle that is the saga of the Corleone Family.
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Book Geeks | 29 Jul 2012
As a result, The Family Corleone is a highly enjoyable read.
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Open Letters Monthly
Far more often than is good for his book (which is, after all, for sale everywhere in the Western world, not just in Little Italy), Falco indulges in simplifications we were all supposed to leave behind us at Ellis Island.
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