Good, addictive adventure story

books:


	• The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett Signet, 1990 - 983 pages average customer review:based on 1278 reviews view larger image
	for more information click here

highly recommended

Good, addictive adventure story

I really like this book, even though I would agree it is certainly not Proust. Where the character development fails, there is a compelling storyline that kept me interested beyond the last pages.

Pillars of the Earth

Pillars is a long book but very good. Not your usual Ken Follett, had I not known better would have thought he had a ghost writer here. I love his works but this is so different. It has to be a good read to keep me going over 900 pages. I think you will like it.

for more information click here

Absorbing historical read

Couldn't put the book down once I started reading it. Loved the characters, loved the building of the Cathedral and I particularly liked how Follet brought the rediscovery of ancient Greek texts such as Euclid into the story. So many things I liked about the book. Sure there was plenty of sex and violence, the story was set in the 12th century after all. Plus I assume we're all adults here so I think we should be able to deal with it. For those who don't like violence and sex in their fiction I would keep clear of this book, that will save me having to read the ridiculous negative reviews.

for more information click here

wonderfully brilliant

Some of Oprah's book club books are good and some are bad, but this was wonderful. It was really long but not once did I ever look ahead to see how many pages were left so I could go on to my next book. I am amazed that someone can write like this. There is so much detail and character development. You can picture yourself in various towns. You can see everything in your mind as it is portrayed in the book. There is a lot of despair and sorrow in this story. I would recommend it to anyone who has the patience and time to read such a long book.

Prepare to be enthralled

After having read this long, but thoroughly enjoyable book, I managed to experience just about every emotion a human can feel. It's a literary work of art. Enjoy!

for more information click here

reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4, page 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

hot

not?

What's your opinion?

Write a review and share your thoughts!

recommendations

Good reading... you won't be sorry
What's on the Book Rack?
Historical Thrillers
Hard Hitting Action
Fiction for Mandy

search for books
pillars of the, earth, pillars

Impressum / about us