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Loading... Fools Die (original 1978; edition 1979)by Mario Puzo
Work InformationFools Die by Mario Puzo (1978)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Well, I’m sure this doesn’t read as well today as it did when it was written, and plenty of people would be “extremely offended” by parts of it. But Puzo weaves one hell of a story that really keeps the reader engaged and wondering what will happen next. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. ( ) From the blockbuster author of The Godfather comes this bold international best-seller about the feverish world of a big-time gambler. Merlyn and his brother, Artie, obey their own code of honor in the ferment of contemporary America, where law and organized crime are one and the same. Set within America's golden triangle of corruption and excess—New York, Hollywood, Las Vegas—the novel plunges into the glittering and ruthless worlds of gambling, publishing, and the film industry, where greed, lust, and violence hold sway. As high rollers, hustlers, and scheming manipulators use power, sex, and betrayal to win, the strongest survive—but fools die. Not sure if this was Puzo's diary or his autobiography written by himself but this certainly was a queer book. Firstly, the writing is in first person which is really unlike Puzo. Secondly, I can't recall what the theme or message was behind this book. It was the story of a man who gambled all night and then the nights after that, and in doing so, he also narrated about his sexual encounters with a woman who worked there. Again, nothing worth investing time to find out about casinos or Las Vegas and the lifestyles of people surrounding that City. The story had none of Puzo's prized elements, no violence, vengeance, murder, gangs, or the mafia deploying organised crime. Everything about the story, the incidents, the place and characters barely impress and even the ending left me thinking "Umm, OK.." And that's what I'm trying to portray, the book being terribly shallow, gives me nothing to talk about it. no reviews | add a review
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From the blockbuster author of The Godfather comes this bold international best-seller about the feverish world of a big-time gambler. Merlyn and his brother, Artie, obey their own code of honor in the ferment of contemporary America, where law and organized crime are one and the same. Set within America's golden triangle of corruption and excess-New York, Hollywood, Las Vegas-the novel plunges into the glittering and ruthless worlds of gambling, publishing, and the film industry, where greed, lust, and violence hold sway. As high rollers, hustlers, and scheming manipulators use power, sex, and betrayal to win, the strongest survive-but fools die. No library descriptions found. |
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