This paper discusses the methods used by the author Mario Puzo in his novel “The Godfather” to involve the reader in the plot. His glamorous portrayal of the mafia in general and of the Corleone family in particular force a moral dilemma on the reader. This paper claims that the reader must suspend judgment to enjoy the novel.
ESSAY MARIO PUZO'S NONFICTION GEMS An Essay by M. J. Moore. I f there's one out-of-print book that I'd like to make reappear on shelves everywhere, it would be Mario Puzo's sole collection: The Godfather Papers and Other Confessions. It was issued in March 1972, as a tie-in with the theatrical release of Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of The Godfather.