I finished The Godfather some days ago and absolutely loved it. Instant 5/5. Everything was incredible, except for a few chapters tho… What was the point of the Johnny Fontane chapters? They did not contribute to the climax or the overall story for that matter. Except showing that Don Vito was looking to profit from the film business, everything else was kind of a ‘filler’ type thing. And dont get me started on the Lucy Mancini chapter, that was so vile.
I don’t know for sure, but I thought the Johnny Fontane chapters were referring to Frank Sinatra. I’m sure someone has written about the releationship of the Godfather novel to the real life mob in Vegas and elsewhere.
I first read the book at the age of 12 and yeah, Sonny and Lucy at the wedding was a bit much for young me.