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  • Ebb and flow...

  • I'm still not sure how I feel about this book. Sometimes Follett's writing is great, other times it's juvenile. Sometimes I want to skip whole chapters because the story is so slow, and other times I can't read fast enough to find out what happens next. This conflict frustrates me and leaves me with ... Continue

    I'm still not sure how I feel about this book. Sometimes Follett's writing is great, other times it's juvenile. Sometimes I want to skip whole chapters because the story is so slow, and other times I can't read fast enough to find out what happens next. This conflict frustrates me and leaves me with a somewhat indifferent attitude toward the story.

    I bought the cheap version of the book with the intention of buying a nice hardcover if I liked it. Well, I like the book enough to want to read the sequel, but not enough to replace my cheap copy of the first.

    

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• ― Joel Goodman said on Jun 5, 2008 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • My favorite book

  • This is my #1 all-time favorite book. Its scope is sweeping and each character is sketched in a believable way. Definitely pick this up.

    

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  • Great Book! It's about a period of time I would never have thought to read about, the 12th century. It's amazing and interesting and Ken Follett keeps you entertained the entire time. I just picked up the sequel this week and I cannot put that down either. Definitely worth the read. And you lea ... Continue

    Great Book! It's about a period of time I would never have thought to read about, the 12th century. It's amazing and interesting and Ken Follett keeps you entertained the entire time. I just picked up the sequel this week and I cannot put that down either. Definitely worth the read. And you learn a lot too.

    

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Ken Follett had long been a staple of the bestseller lists for his novels of intrigue and espionage. Then came The Pillars of the Earth, a grand novel of epic storytelling that readers and critics quickly hailed as his crowning achievement. Now, The Pillars of the Earth is available for the first time to a new audience of readers, in this attractive new trade paperback edition.

In 12th-century England, the building of a mighty Gothic cathedral signals the dawn of a new age. This majestic creation will bond clergy and kings, knights and peasants together in a story of toil, faith, ambition and rivalry. A sweeping tale of the turbulent middle ages, The Pillars of the Earth is a masterpiece from one of the world's most popular authors.

"A novel of majesty and power...Will hold you, fascinate you, surround you." --Chicago Sun-Times

"A towering tale...There's murder, arson, treachery, torture, love, and lust...A good time can be had by all." --New York Daily News

"Touches all human emotions...truly a novel to get lost in." --Cosmopolitan

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