I gotcha. I also like people to freely express their opinions on the films. I like to debate and make counter points if my opinion differs, but that's just for fun and not to get them to change their views. (They could change their views if they want to, but that's not my intent. I just enjoy the discussion.)

So please don't feel that I will get upset if you disagree with me. As long as we all post in our usual cordial and/or respectful manner, then I'm sure we can disagree with each other as much as we like , and no feelings will be hurt.

So now that that's cleared up, JustMe, I must remark that I'm surprised that the two of us, who are so much in agreement over GF3, have such divergent views on the novel. I guess there's no such thing as two minds thinking exactly alike -- especially when it comes to The Godfather.