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ceasarl's review
5.0
Classic Fillet. Couldn't put it down once o got onto it. Frighteningly realistic and possible. It scared the crap out of me.
myciander's review against another edition
4.0
Kolejna cegiełka od Kena Folleta.
Tym razem wziął na warsztat współczesność i widmo trzeciej (ostatniej?) wojny światowej.
Mamy porozrzucanych po całym świecie bohaterów, których losy w taki lub inny sposób w którymś momencie się splotą.
Problem polega na tym, że żadna z tych postaci nie zapada jakoś mocno w pamięć. Od pierwszej do ostatniej strony nikt nie przechodzi tutaj żadnej przemiany. Wszyscy są na końcu dokładnie tacy jak byli na początku.
Na szczęście jest jeszcze wiatrak.
I właśnie to jak wpada w ten wiatrak masa gówna robi tutaj super robotę.
Zastanawiasz się - czy oni to odkręcą? czy się da? kto teraz? itd itp
Piszę to w dniu, w którym Putler już nawet nie czai się do skoku na Ukrainę i historia opisana w tej książce nie wydaje się wcale taka niestety nieprawdopodobna. Czyta się to wszystko z rosnącą w gardle gulą i z rosnącym przerażeniem więc MAKE LOVE NOT WAR!
Polecam mocno!!!
Tym razem wziął na warsztat współczesność i widmo trzeciej (ostatniej?) wojny światowej.
Mamy porozrzucanych po całym świecie bohaterów, których losy w taki lub inny sposób w którymś momencie się splotą.
Problem polega na tym, że żadna z tych postaci nie zapada jakoś mocno w pamięć. Od pierwszej do ostatniej strony nikt nie przechodzi tutaj żadnej przemiany. Wszyscy są na końcu dokładnie tacy jak byli na początku.
Na szczęście jest jeszcze wiatrak.
I właśnie to jak wpada w ten wiatrak masa gówna robi tutaj super robotę.
Zastanawiasz się - czy oni to odkręcą? czy się da? kto teraz? itd itp
Piszę to w dniu, w którym Putler już nawet nie czai się do skoku na Ukrainę i historia opisana w tej książce nie wydaje się wcale taka niestety nieprawdopodobna. Czyta się to wszystko z rosnącą w gardle gulą i z rosnącym przerażeniem więc MAKE LOVE NOT WAR!
Polecam mocno!!!
suvata's review
5.0
Never is Ken Follett’s foray into contemporary political fiction, and at about 850 pages it is a heavy one! From the heavy-handed Dictatorial governments of North Africa to the megalomaniacal one in North Korea, the high-paced action flies thick and fast! And the US plays the pivotal role of an uncomfortable but powerful ally to some of these regimes. It brims with cautionary wisdom for our times, and a delivers a visceral, heart-pounding read that transports readers to the brink of the unimaginable.
cfifer's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
sneezypenguin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
caltaylor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
lhart2222's review against another edition
4.0
A war novel set with four major perspectives. We follow as minor events escalate into much more dangerous ones, leading to the eventuality of an all-out war. The four perspectives are as follows: The American president, a high-ranking Chinese government official, A CIA operative based in Chad fighting against ISGS, and finally an undercover CIA agent also based in Chad tracking jihadi’s.
Of these four, I did find myself favouring the latter two. I think purely for the atmosphere and lack of familiarity, the Chad stories were the ones I looked forward to most. With long chapters perhaps around 20-25 pages on average, you got plenty of time to immerse yourself with each character, but I still found I didn’t care as much when it came to the Chinese and American stories.
Sitting at just over 800 pages, this book is the longest I’ve read by some distance. The length was both a pro and a con when it came to the storytelling. At times it allows the reader to immerse and pick up all the small nuances that paint a picture. And at others, certain parts feel dragged out, even when we know the eventual fallout.
Still really enjoyable, I like knowing there was plenty to read to find out more. The differing storylines gave an excellent view of what it’s like for each nation as a potential war breaks out. Not full of twists and turns. This book does not try to pull the wool over your eyes. What you read is what you get. And reading on to find out what happens was what made this book.
Starting slowly, the Chadian and jihadist storyline carries the first half of the book. Keeping me gripped, if this was a stand-alone story i might have given it a 5*. Although not bad, the presidential sides were not as action-packed. Involving a lot more desk sitting and talking. Rather than actions that felt exciting to read.
The best part of this book, in my opinion, was the characters. With plenty of them always across the four stories. At times they would intertwin. With one main throughout each portion, there were plenty of side characters keeping it interesting all of which added something unique to the plot. I feel all the characters were portrayed extremely well. From lovable to hateable, all fit well and played an important part.
Overall I enjoyed Never. Not without its flaws, at times it lacked a little bit of action. A few unnecessary chapters that dragged the story along. It was interesting from both a fictional and realistic sense, with great characters and a decent story.
My highlights would be all to do with Chad and the ISGS; this was, without doubt, my favourite part of the book. On the contrary, the other stuff wasn’t bad, but it lacked real substance to keep it entertaining for as long as it went on. Towards the end, it picked up. However, the plot relies on the other stories early on to keep this book entertaining.
Of these four, I did find myself favouring the latter two. I think purely for the atmosphere and lack of familiarity, the Chad stories were the ones I looked forward to most. With long chapters perhaps around 20-25 pages on average, you got plenty of time to immerse yourself with each character, but I still found I didn’t care as much when it came to the Chinese and American stories.
Sitting at just over 800 pages, this book is the longest I’ve read by some distance. The length was both a pro and a con when it came to the storytelling. At times it allows the reader to immerse and pick up all the small nuances that paint a picture. And at others, certain parts feel dragged out, even when we know the eventual fallout.
Still really enjoyable, I like knowing there was plenty to read to find out more. The differing storylines gave an excellent view of what it’s like for each nation as a potential war breaks out. Not full of twists and turns. This book does not try to pull the wool over your eyes. What you read is what you get. And reading on to find out what happens was what made this book.
Starting slowly, the Chadian and jihadist storyline carries the first half of the book. Keeping me gripped, if this was a stand-alone story i might have given it a 5*. Although not bad, the presidential sides were not as action-packed. Involving a lot more desk sitting and talking. Rather than actions that felt exciting to read.
The best part of this book, in my opinion, was the characters. With plenty of them always across the four stories. At times they would intertwin. With one main throughout each portion, there were plenty of side characters keeping it interesting all of which added something unique to the plot. I feel all the characters were portrayed extremely well. From lovable to hateable, all fit well and played an important part.
Overall I enjoyed Never. Not without its flaws, at times it lacked a little bit of action. A few unnecessary chapters that dragged the story along. It was interesting from both a fictional and realistic sense, with great characters and a decent story.
My highlights would be all to do with Chad and the ISGS; this was, without doubt, my favourite part of the book. On the contrary, the other stuff wasn’t bad, but it lacked real substance to keep it entertaining for as long as it went on. Towards the end, it picked up. However, the plot relies on the other stories early on to keep this book entertaining.