It *is* lurid and trashy.

…’s novel of The Godfather after I’d seen Francis Ford Coppola’s film adaptation, and was stunned at how lurid and trashy it seemed in comparison. After getting just a few pages in, far too much time is spent obsessing over Lucy Ma…
Why the Book Isn’t Always Better than the Film
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Janice Harayda
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Dec 8, 2021
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It *is* lurid and trashy. At least in the U.S., it's the most often cited example of the Hollywood truism, "Bad books make good movies."
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Written by Janice Harayda9.2K Followers
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Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.
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