The pillars of the earth

Mass Market Paperback, 983 pages

English language

Published Oct. 8, 1990 by Signet.

ISBN:
9780451166890
OCLC Number:
22135937

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5 stars (2 reviews)

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Ein episches Meisterwerk...

5 stars

... welches die Jahre überdauert und die Grundlage für den "Kingsbridge"-Mythos geschaffen hat. Bei der Erstveröffentlichung (wo ich noch in der weiterführenden Schule war) fiel mir das Buch erstmals in die Hände, gefühlte 20 Jahre später hat Ken Wollte's "Kingsbridge"-Erstwerk nach wie vor nichts von der Faszination und der lebendigen Darstellung der damaligen Zeit verloren. Ein Meisterwerk für die Ewigkeit!

A really enjoyable read

5 stars

It’s a long time since I struggled to put a book down. More than once I just had to continue reading into the early hours to find out what happened next.

This book was a roller coaster of emotions and events that highlighted the violence, greed, passions, revenge of the main protagonists. It also really portrayed the ebb and flow of power and influence that royalty and religion had against each other, as well as the poor peasants who were caught in the middle.

A really enjoyable read and I can see why this book is one of Ken Follett’s all time best sellers.

Subjects

  • Fiction
  • History

Places

  • Great Britain