Great read. I love Mario Puzo's writting.
It is unfair to compare "The Last Don" with "The Godfather" because "The Godfather" was in, and still remains, in a class all by itself. That being said, The Last Don is still a first-class, engaging and entertaining read.
The last don is Domenico Clericuzio, a wise and ruthless old man who is determined to see heirs established in legitimate society but whose vision is threatened when secrets from the family's past spark a vicious war between two blood cousins.
THE LAST DON is a mesmerizing tale that takes us inside the equally corrupt worlds of the mob, the movie industry, and the casinos-where beautiful actresses and ruthless hitmen are ruled by lust and violence, where sleazy producers and greedy studio heads are druck with power, where crooked cops and desperate gamblers play dangerous games of betrayel and where one man controls them all...
The last don is Domenico Clericuzio,a ferocious old man who is determined to secure his family's future in an era of legalized gambling,notion picture investments. Don is close to achieving his vision when secrets buried in his family's past threaten to undermine his plan and spark a war between two blood cousins.
