The Sicilian

Written By Tanya Ahmed
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The Sicilian by Mario Puzo
Reviewed by Tanya
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It took me a while to write this review and I'm not sure why considering it's one of my favourite Mario Puzo books. I used to read this book on my way to and from work whilst listening to Merci by Stromae; the two went hand in hand perfectly and took me to a whole other place. This book channels love, gratitude, friendship, bravery and kindness through one man: Turi Giuliano who with his friend Aspanu becomes a bandit to help the poor (kind of like Robin Hood but better!). The book focuses on how Giuliano rose to his legendary status as a bandit and hero to the Sicilian people. Unlike The Godfather, this book has a few characters each beautifully crafted by Puzo. I love how the two books intertwine (see previous post). If you enjoyed The Godfather, then you are bound to love this book.

Tanya Ahmed

Soy Tanya. I’m the youngest of the group...and I don’t really know what to say except that I find these things really awkward. When Linda first came to me with this idea of an online bookclub/review page I was 100% down, although I was a little worried and felt like backing out on many occasions as I felt like my reviews were awful - I’m not good with words at all. If anyone was to ask me a year ago how I found a book, I’d reply: “good” - that’s my review done. But being part of this club with such amazing girls has really made me a lot more confident and comfortable. So I’ll forever be grateful. It’s always a laugh when we’re together, we are guaranteed to get side-tracked but our meetings are always productive and a lot of fun. This is just the beginning for us. I like reading all kinds of books from different genres but prefer romance/YA. With work being full on I like feel-good books that are light and easy. I’m currently in the middle of reading a few books lol but sticking to The Zanzibar Wife by Rebecca Rodriquez. Reading for me is a form of escapism, just getting away from the stress of real life and getting lost in book and falling in love with characters. I can’t list my top 5 or even top 10 so here are a few of my all-time favourites: The Sicilian by Mario Puzo To all the boys I’ve loved before by Jenny Han, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hoseeini, The Forty Rules of Love by Shafa Kelif Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith and Moonlight Over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan.

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