April 26th, 2011

Dear everybody,

This week I have continued reading the The Godfather, which continues to be an amazing book. There are a lot of different songs that could describe this book, some of which might be better than others, but are not school-appropriate(if you've read this book, you would understand.) But there are still a lot of songs that can represent this book. The first song is "The Final Countdown" by Europe. This song represents The Godfather because so far, the whole book has gradually been becoming increasingly more intense, and it is ultimately leading to a mafia war between the Families. Another song that I would choose would be "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys. This is because although the Don and the rest of the Corleone family think that they are in control of Sollozzo's narcotics proposition, Sollozzo ends up being more powerful than they think he is, and is also backed up by the Tattaglia family, which is another mafia family. Sollozzo then ends up shooting the Don, who is critically wounded and ends up in the hospital. The song that I would choose would be "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees. I chose this song because even though the Don was shot and critically wounded by Sollozzo and his men, he manages to be tough and persistent and stays alive. The fourth song that I would chose would be "Uprising" by Muse. I chose this because when the Don is terribly wounded, Sonny Corleone, the Don's oldest son, has to take control of the Family and the situation. He has to rise up to the task of taking revenge upon Sollozzo and the Tattaglias, and taking them out as well. He also has to lead the Corleones in a possible mafia war.
Currently, I am still at twenty-eight books, but The Godfather will count as multiple books. It is still one of the best books that I have ever read.