The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

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Book Description
As a new age dawns in England's twelfth century, the building of a mighty Gothic cathedral sets the stage for a story of intrigue and power, revenge and betrayal.

Reader Reviews
good, but could have been better, October 28, 2003 Reviewer: Ryan Thomas from San Diego, CA United States I don't see what the big deal is about this book. I read it because everyone gave it such high praise, but i found it a bit boring. The only other Follet I've read is Jackdaws, and that was vastly better than this. To a degree, his research is interesting, he describes the setting very well, and if you're into cathedrals and the middle ages and knights and political power plays, then you may enjoy it. But the language is jerky and unimaginative. The characters were a little 2 dimensional, Brother Philip being the exception. I loved jackdaws because every triumph was met with a new twist (break into the room only to find the enemy standing there, that kind of thing) but i got the impression he just wrote this without knowing where it was going. I think if he'd lost a couple hundred pages (it's about 1000) it would have been a lot better.