The Last Don

By: Mario Puzo

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

The last don is Domenico Clericuzio, a wise and ruthless man who is determined to see his heirs established in legitimate society but whose vision is threatened when secrets from the family's past spark a vicious war between two blood cousins.

This is a mesmerizing tale that takes us inside the equally corrupt worlds of the mob, the movie industry, and the casinos - where beautiful actresses and ruthless hit men are ruled by lust and violence, where sleazy producers and greedy studio heads are drunk with power, where crooked cops and desperate gamblers play dangerous games of betrayal, and where one man controls them all.

©1996 Mario Puzo (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"The most entertaining read since The Godfather." ( The New York Times Book Review)
"Skillfully crafted....it gives us Hollywood, Las Vegas, and the mob in one sweet dish." ( Los Angeles Times Book Review)

Great book, alot of info Movie, Casinos

If you could sum up The Last Don in three words, what would they be?

Family Loyality Betrayal

Have you listened to any of Joe Barrett’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

First time and he did a great job enjoyed his read and the characters have real feeling

If you could rename The Last Don, what would you call it?

Last Don's Family

Any additional comments?

Enjoyed the book learned alot about film making and how they cheat investors and about the mind set of the Casinos

Masterfully portrayed

The story points to how american culture is ever so slowly evolving from its raw wild violent beginnings to what may one day be what we deserve to be proud of.

Italian Tradition

I liked the narrator’s voice and intonations la de da la de da lade da la de da

Incredible

If you love the godfather, you’ll love this book. In some ways this book surpasses the godfather. Just incredible. Mario Puzo does it again. I can’t wait to hear Omerta. It’s gonna be great.

Great scheming, just okay character development

This book was very well constructed and interesting but lacked emotional insight. I really enjoyed the plotting and scheming, but often wondered about the psyche of the characters.

SPELLBOUND!

This is an eye opener, at least for me. There is never a dull moment and I had a hard time putting it down to do other things. I highly recommend it!

Felt like a romance novel 1/2 the time

So so book. Gratuitous romance segments made it feel like I was reading a serial romance novel. I wouldn’t recommend. It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t that good. I expected more out of Puzo

The Lesson

The narrator made this more real. l learnt quite a few how some things must be done and couldn't put a pause into my listen. I may return to listen again

Highly Recommended

One more master piece by Mario Puzo , this time exceptionally interpreted by Joe Barret,

Just okay...

I liked the world, but by the end it was a slog to get through. While well written the book was never exciting.

Good reading by Barrett