Mario Puzo Criticism: Further Reading

Gardaphe, Fred L., "Legend Fails as Fiction," in Dagoes Read: Tradition and the Italian/American Writer, Toronto: Guernica, 1996, pp. 185-6. (Mixed review of The Sicilian that praises Puzo's story line but finds shortcomings in his writing.)

Gates, David, Review of The Last Don by Mario Puzo, Newsweek 128, No. 5 (29 July 1996): 72. (Unfavorable review of The Last Don.)

Goldberg, Jeffrey, "What Mario Puzo Knows," New York 29, No. 29 (29 July 1996): 38-40. (Puzo comments on his literary career and the publication of The Last Don.)

Sheppard, R. Z., Review of The Fourth K by Mario Puzo, Time 137, No. 2 (14 January 1991): 62. (Favorable review of The Fourth K.)

Wendling, Ronald C., Review of The Last Don by Mario Puzo, America 177, No. 1 (5 July 1997): 26. (Favorable review of The Last Don.)

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