The Sicilian
Author: Mario Puzo
Loyalty, honor, the fight against injustice. A lone man in the hills of Sicily begins a revolution against corruption and tyranny of his people. Tori Guiliano rises as a legendary folk hero as a bandit and hero to the Sicilian people. One day he is caught smuggling a cheese wheel to feed his starving family. And from that one act comes the strength of character & backbone enough to challenge the status quo of the most powerful & corrupt men of his country.
There's much to be said about this book but the less you know the better. I became addicted to Mario Puzo after I watched the Godfather at age 25. It became my anthem. Like many people before me, Puzo had a profound effect. He made me realize how much my family life lacked honor, trust, and confidentiality. That people will go on manipulating each other unless someone takes a stand. And he/she continues to stand. My mother and I agreed to focus on these aspects of family life and journeyed through the work of Puzo together. The next year proved challenging but rewarding.
Puzo is a genius and his novels are brilliant for establishing a status quo with many high status characters who unbelievably are pitted against each other to the delight of the reader.
This book gave me a sense of integrity.
