The Sicilian
- 416
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- Film 1987
- On screen
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Our view
“The Sicilian” is a gripping companion to “The Godfather”, built on the life of the bandit Salvatore Giuliano. Mario Puzo ties the story to his most famous novel, bringing some of its characters back, in a dark and brooding mood. A few readers rank it as his best work and could not stop reading; for others, the sense of fate hanging over the story is what stays.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
The Sicilian is a novel by American author Mario Puzo. Published in 1984 by Random House Publishing Group (ISBN 0-671-43564-7), it is based on the life of Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano. The plot is connected with Puzo's most famous work, The Godfather (1969), and contains characters from The Godfather. It is regarded as The Godfather's literary sequel and is the second book in The Godfather novel series. It was adapted into a film in 1987, though all Godfather references were removed for copyright reasons in the film adaptation.
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On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen once.
- FilmThe SicilianIMDb
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 66 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 31% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 66 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Sicilian?
It has 416 pages — longer than 51% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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