Fools Die

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Summary: One of the best books I have ever read
Review: In this book Mario Puzo continues the great storytelling which he began in his earlier bestselling fictions. "Fools die" is an extraordinary work written with great skill, pure exitement, moral warmth and most of all it's exciting.

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Summary: Rambling on and on
Review: I thought this book was gonna be good because of who wrote it, but it just goes on and on and on with no point and not a whole lot of plot.

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Summary: Puzo's Greatest Masterpiece, besides infamous GODFATHER
Review: FOLLS DIE, was a literary masterpiece. I would rate it up along with THE GODFATHER. I think Mario Puzo's way of intangling the reader in the story is a gift few writers have. It is hard to find writers who do not care about the fads of this modern world, and write books that describe their train of thinking, not what will sell. Although, I am merely a teenager, Mario Puzo is my literary inspiration. FOOLS DIE was the best book I have read in some time. Personally what fancied me was the opening and conclusion of the book. The Characters were superb, along with the story line. Without Puzo there would not have been great Family, Gambling, Las Vegas, or Mafia novels.

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Summary: Great book that gets you thinking
Review: "Fools die" is, in a way, a book about life. You follow the main charecter, Merlyn, as he changes through life. Very facinating. I haven't read Puzo's most famous book:"The Godfather", but seen the movie. I think they both have the same aspect, in the sense that they both deal with the darker world behind our own. Not that this is a horror story, but that we always try to look at the glittering and beatyfull facades, and forget the rest. This book goes behind them, and shows us what the world "really" is like. It is not the best book I have ever read, but it's one I stil think about, and it changed my way of looking at the world. That's why I rekomed it hear. I have allready told all my friends about it. I just really hope that people (especially men!!) really aren't like it's described in this book. If they are, I don't want to be a woman anymore!

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Summary: I love it!
Review: Why, isn't there more writers like Puzo? This book is one of the best books anyone can read, he not only make you believe in the characters he also make you believe in the story. Reading this book will definitely allow you to forget it's- FICTION-and not many writers have this ability. You'll never put it down.

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Summary: This book can seem better than it really is
Review: I've read this novel twice. Once, when I was younger and I thought it was one of the best books I've ever read. The second time I found everything that I liked the first time to be unbelievable this time around. Puzo is a very limited writer. He can write a certain type of character very convincingly, but when everyone in all his novels is just a certain shade of a single personality, you start dying for a little variety in the people you're reading about. Trust me. This book can seem better than it really is.

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Summary: A gripping novel
Review: Puzo, I have found, is one of the best storyteller I have ever read. Although Fools Die is not the Godfather, nothing is though. Nevertheless, this is an excellent novel that got better with every page turned and seemed to move quicker, deeper into the book.

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Summary: Not bad...
Review: Well, I just finished this one. Not too bad, although I wouldn't agree with most of the comments posted here. Better than the Godfather? Don't fool yourself. I found that it was more about Merlyn (the main character) than Vegas itself, and I don't remember him being that 'attached' to the city. However, Fools Die is a good read. I would suggest it to any Puzo fans, just don't expect it to be a classic.

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Summary: One of the Best Novels Ever Written about Las Vegas
Review: This is one of the best novels ever written about Las Vegas and the passions of the power brokers that make it tick. Why junk novels like Puzo's The Last Don and The Sicilian were made into films and not FOOLS DIE I'll never understand. What a great film this would have made under the direction of a Scorcese, Coppola, or even Tarantino. This novel is Puzo's best, followed by The Godfather, and The Dark Arena.

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Summary: Better than Godfather
Review: Godfather is a shallow action thriller compared to Fool's Die. Don't be fooled by the superficially simple title, this tale of a mans life is a modern David Copperfield. At times I consider Fool's Die my favorite book of all time. This seems to be Puzos sleeper novel, I can't believe there are no other reviews for it. The most enjoyable aspect is the main character's realistically flawed choices in life, a man at once both honorable and improvident. This book is required reading to all intelligent men, especially aspiring writers(the main character is a writer), who should relate to the main character's dilemmas and trials.