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Early reviews of The Family Corleone: Falco’s depiction of Vito Corleone captures both the cool reserve of young Vito and the insight he demonstrates as Don. A worthy addition to the lurid world of the Five Families. “…channels the original so well that readers will be vividly reminded of Puzo’s strengths . . . His moments of blam-blam-blam are ace. Best of all, he supplies a grand set-piece finale--a parade-that will leave readers dreaming of just one more movie. Falco’s solid Godfather prequel fills in the backstory of the iconic New York City Mafia family . . . Puzo fans will find this a refreshing change from the inferior sequels..."
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"In The Family Corleone, Ed Falco deftly pulls off a feat of literary necromancy, bringing back to life one of the most iconic figures in American popular culture: Don Vito Corleone." -- George De Stefano, author of An Offer We Can’t Refuse: The Mafia in the Mind of America (Faber & Faber/Farrar, Straus, Giroux), and member of the National Book Critics Circle. Link to full review here. "When you see this book, buy it. It is written with love for the characters and respect for Puzo. It is also a story that won’t quit and I couldn’t stop reading. Falco brought me back to a world I love and did it perfectly. As far as I’m concerned this is THE BOOK to buy in 2012." --Jon Jordan in Crimespree Magazine. Link to full review here "Falco has captured Puzo’s rich prose style and eye for detail ... if you want to read another installment of the Corleone story, The Family Corleone is a solid piece of work." --Patrick Anderson in The Washington Post Book World. Link to full review here. "This is an excellent adult book from start to finish and seems to kindle once again how the five families in New York evolved into the Mafia. This is a five star book, which is highly recommended." --Clark Isaacs, Clark's Eye on Book, The Desert Independent. Full review here. Falco fills in the blanks, sometimes in gory detail, of the stories we always wanted to know, but never knew who to ask. |
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. We already know how it turns out (at least most of it). But it’s how Falco and Corleone get from beginning to end that makes this journey a riveting and twisting ride.
--The Book Reporter
Falco ably exploits the tension between civility and brutality. The result is good, messy fun.
--The Guardian
. . .peers inside the mind of the Godfather, Vito Corleone, showing sides of the family man only hinted at previously.
--The Columbus Dispatch
Falco moves his story along smartly. There are steady suspense and gripping description.
--The Roanoke Times
. . . an engaging Godfather entry. Fans will appreciate Ed Falco’s strong entry, which hopefully leads to more 1930s prequels.
--The Mystery Gazette
. . . an entertaining back story to the main event, including how Brasi came to talk so haltingly, and Falco does justice to each of the characters.
--Newsday