Augustin

The Godfather book is completely inferior to the first two movies. It's a good read, but the sub-plots bring it down. It's not relevant at all and it feels as if you're reading something else. If I had known this, I would have skipped those chapters. I loved the detail it provided for Vito's backstory; I wish it got as deep as that in Part II.

In cinema - The Man of Steel. I actually had low expectations because one of my favourite movie critics gave it a lot of flack. However, I loved it and I did have a lot of fun with it. Flawed, yes, but its not so bad. I'd like to talk about it more, but I don't want to spoil it. I watched Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure today. Still incredibly hilarious.

This year, I gave up on The Rise and Fall of Napoleon Bonaparte by Robert Asprey. I admire Asprey for trying to be as objective as possible, but the prose was rather dry and it was more about his battles than the man himself. Once I read Cronin's Napoleon, then I might give it another shot because it's incredibly detailed; it just lacks real analysis.