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Original Title:	Fools Die
ISBN:	0399122443 (ISBN13: 9780399122446)
Edition Language:	English

Fools Die

Mario Puzo

Hardcover | Pages: 574 pages

Rating: 3.72 | 5742 Users | 255 Reviews

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Title	:	Fools Die
Author	:	Mario Puzo
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 574 pages
Published	:	October 9th 1978 by Putnam Publishing Group (first published October 1st 1978)
Categories	:	Fiction. Mystery. Crime. Thriller

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This was a very interesting and entertaining read! A mid-life crises thrusts the narrator into a world of vice and sin, where he spends many years skirting the edge of and gazing into the abyss that is this world. He watches his new friends and acquaintances fall victim to this world, and in the end finds a new appreciation for life and the importance of contentment.

"Virtue is its own reward, and fools are they who die".
"Only fools die".

This book is by no means a suspense thriller, but rather, an exploration into how those in pursuit of fame, fortune, and lucrative lifestyles cope with the challenges that this entails and how often these people end up bringing about their own demise. Lust, greed, gluttony, sloth, wrath, envy and pride all play a part in America's Golden Triangle of Corruption. Puzo draws out this world superbly with exquisite imagery, compelling narrative and near genius poetry.

If you enjoyed The Godfather, I would say, absolutely, give this book a chance. I will acknowledge that this is a book that most people will either love or hate. Me, I was completely sucked into the world that Puzo had drawn and was blown away.

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I'm having a hard time deciding how to rate this book. I truly enjoyed the first half of it, I was hooked from the very first Chapter and once again blown away by Puzo's masterful writing. Some scenes felt like they were coming right out of a movie (the gambling ones in particular) and I quickly became attached to the characters, with their believable background stories, their flaws and their motivations. But then, this all turned into a big mess and a big waste when it became apparent the book

Was so glad I read this, Puzo's most personal novel. Where as all his books have been historical fictions on topics like: the Pope, Italian Immigrants, Italian Countryside, American Mafia, I felt this was a historical fiction on himself. The main character is a square writer who maneuvers into getting a book published and a film made and falls into the world of Hollywood. The writing is still so addicting though his female characters are always less believable than their male counterparts.

He's got a wife in New York, a hot bisexual mistress in Los Angeles and a doe-eyed geisha chick in Tokyo. And he's still not happy!I'll allow you to draw your own conclusions...

Just one thing - do not believe to the reviewer that is inevitably quoted on the back-page of this book saying that this book is better than the Godfather. It clearly is not, as you expect other type of books when reading Puzo. Still worth the try.

I opened this book with a big urge to read it. After all it was the second Mario Puzo book i had picked up after being thoroughly engrossed and impressed with 'The Godfather'. This book surprised me as it wasn't a regular Puzo style writing.The book begins with the story of four people who became friends at a Las Vegas casino and plays all night, leading a wave of luck. Merlyn, who changed his name after making sure that he was the magician of King Arthur, Cully, the master of the 21 counts,

Mario Puzo writes brilliantly although his prose is occasionally cliche-laden. This, however is one of my faves of his, up there with The Godfather. I enjoyed how he tied together two people who met randomly and are connected for tragic reasons. The back and forth between third person and first person from Merlyn's perspective was quite interesting. I would have liked to hear a bit more about Diane, shame she was such a bit character.

I honestly thought this was a masterpiece. Dated, certainly. Both in style and in content. But beyond that, it was gripping, enthralling, and fascinating. I couldn't put it down, despite not being a particular fan of the author or this genre.