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On another note, there was so much in the book that if the movie was like the book it would have been a mini series. Remember the part of about Sonny’s big thang? Or how about why Luca Brasi was so loyal to Don Corleone. Great book and great movie.

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Yes, if you read the Godfather novel, you'll understand the movie so much better.

I never "got" what Lucy Mancini(sp) was doing with her hands in the movie.

But the novel makes it clear.

And I wish that the Godfather part II was a novel. So much I've never understood. Too bad it was just a screenplay.

I always tell friends who like The Godfather as their favorite movie to read the novel.

One of the rare occasions where the book and the movie are terrific, and can stand alone.