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Una columna de fuego by Ken Follett

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bec_wheels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was an enthralling book about the religious conflicts during the 1550 to 1600s. I was hooked throughout and enjoyed all the different perspectives. It's a little complicated keeping track of all the characters, but it's definitely worth it. I really enjoyed all the historical references throughout the book. Also, it can be read as a stand-alone book, too.

kranzundkrone's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

elizabethlima's review against another edition

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I enjoyed the other Ken follett books but this was almost a caricature of his writing style. His characters were either good or evil from page one and had no development from there. There was no plot, just all the main characters sitting in on Interesting historical incidents over about a hundred years. Some of the phrasing was really lazy (my dude, please replace "how come" with "why" throughout). And worst of all it gave in to prejudiced stereotype about Catholics and Protestants during the reformation in a way that suggests that the author read some third grade history books promulgated in modern Protestant countries and didn't bother to look any deeper. Real disappointed with this one.