"... a beautiful narrative of the way pop culture shapes our self-image."

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"Slickly told... it's the connections with family that give it a center as sweet as cannoli cream."

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"Engaging...slick...entertaining"

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"Using the Godfather trilogy as his mirror, Tom Santopietro delivers a second-generation American's serious, yet witty analysis of Mob films, Italian life, and our shared American identity."

"The Godfather Effect manages to unite film study, cultural study, and ethnic study and make it fun. It's a wonderfully touching memoir about an Italian in an Anglo world, but it's also an in-depth examination of the film itself. Highly readable."