The Godfather
American novelist, 1920–1999.
The Godfather is a 1969 novel by Mario Puzo.
In crime and mystery, family saga
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Mario Puzo
- First published
- 1969
- Length
- 608 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Crime and mystery, Family saga, Migration and identity, Class and society
Is The Godfather worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: The Big Read top 100 (BBC) and The Great American Read (PBS).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| The Big Read top 100 (BBC, 2003) | No. 91 | See the list |
| The Great American Read (PBS, 2018) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Godfather
The edition we link to is the Arrow paperback (2009), 608 pages.
- Publisher
- Arrow (paperback, 2009)
- Pages
- 608
- ISBN
- 9780099528128
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Godfather
Readers rate it most highly: it earned 31% of the points available on readers' and booksellers' lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on prize lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Godfather
If you liked The Godfather, try Rebecca, The Big Sleep or The Name of the Rose.
