The Pillars of the Earth (Deluxe Edition) (Oprah's Book Club)
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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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
Rating: 
- 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.
Rating: 
- Very good, but...a word of warning
If you're a history buff, you will find much to like or even love in this book. It will also help if you have lots of time to read a 973 page novel. My caution is that the book has much more sex and violence than I would have liked. If you can skip through those parts, which seem to come quite frequently, and enjoy the book for the tiny details that help explain a little about medieval life, this book is a great reading experience.
Rating: - Weak, overrated, and prentious
Ok, I was told that this book was great way back before Oprah recommend it.I picked it up for a long plane ride and while it held my interest, it ultimately was a disappointing book.
The Author somehow mixed up the idea that a lengthy, convoluted plot meant 'epic'.What you get in this novel is relatively flat with characters each given a few identifying traits.
I have a feeling the Author looked through the book he wrote and realized it was quite boring, then did his darndest ... Read More
Rating: - movies characters in the middle ages
About half way through the 1087 pages of the book I found myself thinking about the author as much as the characters. Where was the passion and mysticism of the times?Where were inspired and lofty thoughts arriving from middle ages faith?Perhaps the author does not believe in these things and couldnt imagine them.
The plot and detail about the middle ages are interesting.
But the wooden characters seem to reflect the amoral and secular people of our times and are cast backwards into the middle ... Read More
- 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.
- Very good, but...a word of warningIf you're a history buff, you will find much to like or even love in this book. It will also help if you have lots of time to read a 973 page novel. My caution is that the book has much more sex and violence than I would have liked. If you can skip through those parts, which seem to come quite frequently, and enjoy the book for the tiny details that help explain a little about medieval life, this book is a great reading experience.
- Weak, overrated, and prentiousOk, I was told that this book was great way back before Oprah recommend it.I picked it up for a long plane ride and while it held my interest, it ultimately was a disappointing book.
The Author somehow mixed up the idea that a lengthy, convoluted plot meant 'epic'.What you get in this novel is relatively flat with characters each given a few identifying traits.
I have a feeling the Author looked through the book he wrote and realized it was quite boring, then did his darndest ... Read More
- movies characters in the middle agesAbout half way through the 1087 pages of the book I found myself thinking about the author as much as the characters. Where was the passion and mysticism of the times?Where were inspired and lofty thoughts arriving from middle ages faith?Perhaps the author does not believe in these things and couldnt imagine them.
The plot and detail about the middle ages are interesting.
But the wooden characters seem to reflect the amoral and secular people of our times and are cast backwards into the middle ... Read More
