I've often heard stories of how Puzo intended to do a re-write of the GF novel, but his publisher (or was it agent?) sent off the pre-re-write version, and that version was the one that was published and we know and love today.

But I wonder what the novel would have been like had Puzo got that re-write, (even though I think the novel is great). But has Puzo ever said what he was going to do in this re-write? What would have been changed to the plot, for example?

What do you think folks? Anything you would have liked to see Mario Puzo re-write in the novel? Or is the novel a classic best left untouched?