The Last Don Sparknotes

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Mario Puzo, the author of many famous mafia books, such as the Godfather, writes the best-selling novel called, “The Last Don”. “The Last Don” is about a mafia don, Domenico Clericuizio, who was making arrangements, on the day his grandson and nephew were being christened, for his family to get out of the business and go straight. Don Clericuzio is the head of the most powerful crime family in America. He is a greatly feared man who has built a billion dollar empire, and believes that every debt must be paid and that family comes before anything.
The book, which has a very intresting plot, is a hard book to read. I liked this book for many reasons, but I also disliked it. Mario Puzo, …show more content…

In this novel, the majority of the characters are likeable. Cross De Lena, the don’s great nephew, had feelings for Athena, the most beautiful and talented woman in Hollywood. His feelings grew so strong that Cross decides to make movies. This was one of the most surprising part of the novel because Cross’s desire to make movies causes him to take action without his family’s approval, which in return is a major problem that shocked the family.
This book is different then other books I have read because, usually I don’t get to pick out a book to read, it is usually assigned to me, so when I started to read a book that interests me, I thought I would be intrigued. I enjoyed reading this book at times, but I felt it was a hard book to get in to. The benefits of reading this book was that it was a challenging book to read. I feel if you take the time to read out a book, even though it is hard to understand and takes time to read, it will help you become a better reader. It is sort of like

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