The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett

The Pillars of the Earth
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Author: Ken Follett
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-02-04
ISBN: 0451207149
Number of pages: 976
Publisher: NAL Trade

Book Reviews of The Pillars of the Earth

Book Review: Interesting setting but long and contrived plot
Summary: 3 Stars

This book started strong but after a few hundred pages I started getting frustrated by the plot elements of the story. Characters started doing things seemingly more because it made for an interesting twist than something they would actually do. The villians were interesting at first until I realized they were going to be permanent fixtures over the entire span of the epic story where, plot after evil scheming plot, gets foiled by the heroes. After a while I just started to roll my eyes as yet another impossible test gets set before the Phillip.

Much of the story was spent documenting the evil deeds of the villians who, rape after rape murder after murder, continue on and on. I get it! William is evil!

Not that I didn't enjoy some of the suspensfull elements of the story, it just got old after a while and even became predictable. I liked how the author portrayed the time: economics, politics, technology (especially architecture), social hierarchy, etc.

Summary of The Pillars of the Earth

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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