New York Times Top Ten Books - River View Observer https://riverviewobserver.net A lifestyle and entertainment publication serving the Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, Weehawken, West New York, North Bergen, Cliffside Park, Edgewater, Secaucus and Guttenberg Waterfront Communities Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:13:46 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 40 Years Later -Mario Puzo’s Godfather is Still Popular- Do You Know Why? https://riverviewobserver.net/40-years-later-mario-puzos-godfather-is-still-popular-do-you-know-why/ https://riverviewobserver.net/40-years-later-mario-puzos-godfather-is-still-popular-do-you-know-why/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:11:05 +0000 http://riverviewobserver.net/?p=1346 The reasons for its enduring popularity aren’t easy to pin down. Of course, Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpieces, “The Godfather” and “The Godfather, Part II,” brought a swarm of new readers, but the book had already sold millions of copies before the first film was ­released in 1972. Source: Allen Barra WSJ read the original story   Tell … Continue reading 40 Years Later -Mario Puzo’s Godfather is Still Popular- Do You Know Why? →

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]]> 175px-godfather-novel-cover1The reasons for its enduring popularity aren’t easy to pin down. Of course, Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpieces, “The Godfather” and “The Godfather, Part II,” brought a swarm of new readers, but the book had already sold millions of copies before the first film was ­released in 1972.

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