Perhaps I’m the last man over the age of 20 never to have seen The Godfather. At least now I can say I’ve read the book. A good read… the story really moves along.
I keep meaning to see the movies but find that I’m not ready to sit down for several hours at a time to do so. DVDs and TiVo offer the possibility of stop/start, but I still prefer to see a movie in one sitting. Uninterrupted hours are a luxury, even during a week with the kids away. But now that I know the story, and not just the anecdotes that popular culture has passed along, I’ll have to add at least the first film to the Netflix queue.
Note: It’s just a coincidence that Brando passed away shortly after I read the book in June, right?