The Pillars of the Earth
by: Ken Follett
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A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett's historical masterpiece.
Abridged edition read by John Lee
A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett's historical masterpiece.
Abridged edition read by John Lee
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- Definitely Not "The Eye of the Needle"!
This is one of the most poorly written fiction books I have had the misfortune to read. The plot seems to be made up as it goes along and keeps falling apart as if Follett is limping towards the finish line of a 200,000 word piece of crap that will weigh enough to sell for $30.
Follett struggles to get through scene after scene with descriptions that are so awkward that sometimes you can't envision what the hell is supposed to be happening. He puts in little bits of history such as the ... Read More
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- Excellent Novel
I'll make it simple....
This is a wonderful, page-turning novel!I highly recommend!
Rating: - Pillars of the Earth
This is a wonderful and thought provoking book.It is long, but worth it.I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it.
Rating: - Unpredictable
I picked up this book several months ago and finally had the time to start reading it.I am very glad that I did.I had my qualms about reading a historical fiction work written by Ken Follet, but all of those were crushed within a few pages of reading.
Aliena, Jack, Ellen, Richard, William of Hamleigh, Richard, Prior Philip, Tom the builder, Bishop Waleran and the other characters become as real as my own friends, family and less-than-friends.
I had trouble predicting ... Read More
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- Not all its cracked up to be
I got about 500 pages into this book and just could not keep reading. It felt vert repetitive to me and I had a hard time getting interested in it. At times it was interesting but it just feels like so many events continue to be dragged out to long. This is a book thats very long but I feel that the story could have been told in fewer pages.
- Definitely Not "The Eye of the Needle"!This is one of the most poorly written fiction books I have had the misfortune to read. The plot seems to be made up as it goes along and keeps falling apart as if Follett is limping towards the finish line of a 200,000 word piece of crap that will weigh enough to sell for $30.
Follett struggles to get through scene after scene with descriptions that are so awkward that sometimes you can't envision what the hell is supposed to be happening. He puts in little bits of history such as the ... Read More
- Excellent NovelI'll make it simple....
This is a wonderful, page-turning novel!I highly recommend!
- Pillars of the EarthThis is a wonderful and thought provoking book.It is long, but worth it.I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it.
- UnpredictableI picked up this book several months ago and finally had the time to start reading it.I am very glad that I did.I had my qualms about reading a historical fiction work written by Ken Follet, but all of those were crushed within a few pages of reading.
Aliena, Jack, Ellen, Richard, William of Hamleigh, Richard, Prior Philip, Tom the builder, Bishop Waleran and the other characters become as real as my own friends, family and less-than-friends.
I had trouble predicting ... Read More
- Not all its cracked up to beI got about 500 pages into this book and just could not keep reading. It felt vert repetitive to me and I had a hard time getting interested in it. At times it was interesting but it just feels like so many events continue to be dragged out to long. This is a book thats very long but I feel that the story could have been told in fewer pages.
