The Godfather's Revenge

By: Mark Winegardner

Narrated by: Scott Brick

The third installment in Mario Puzo's epic chronicle of the Corleone crime family-one of the most enduring lineages in American literature and cinema-achieves a stunning crescendo with a story that imagines the role of the Mafia in the assassination of a young, charismatic president.

Unabridged CDs - 10 CDs, 12 hours©2006 The Estate of Mario Puzo; (P)2006 Penguin Audio, a member of Peguin Group (USA) Inc. All rights reserved

Great Story

Great continuation of the Godfather Returns story with compelling character development. Narrator was also very good.

Good but lacking

Meandering throughout. Plot points are introduced, dropped then take forever to return to them. Adequate.

Thouroughly enjoyed!

I am a huge fan of The Godfather, so I enjoyed all the extra stories of the characters lives, fully captivated me! Great narration too!

A decent follow up.

Characters were a decent continuation and reimagining of the events following the previous books as well as first 2 movies.

Rounds out the series and definitely leaves you wanting more.

Winegardner certainly does the whole series service by drawing out these long loved and venerable villains. The first book post Puzo is such an eye opener because Winegadner does such a loving job unpacking all the possibilities posed by the original. This one keeps that love affair with the Lionhearted going, but Michael stays so cold and the arch of the story reaches for some grand historical allusions, when what we really want is to spend time with the family. There's a lot of pain in this one, and I suppose that's a fitting way to round out what was a hay day that brightened meteoric and then faded under its own tarnishing. Ciao Cosa Nostra.