Reviews

Code to Zero by Ken Follett

tinnytree's review

3.0

I've read in a lot of places that this is one of Follet's weaker books, so I can't wait to read his best ones. I really enjoyed the 1940/1950s settings and the story while very predictable was interesting enough and moved at a nice pace.

plattin's review

4.0

Despite the fact that I had this figured out early on, it was still a really fun read. Cold War intrigue = good stuff.

rachelphaba's review against another edition

3.0

Contra todo pronóstico al final me han terminado interesando las historias y relaciones interpersonales entre los personajes, pero me ha costado bastante entrar en la historia.
El libro está bien escrito y es de fácil y rápida lectura, pero la primera mitad la verdad es que no me ha enganchado demasiado, no sé si será por el tipo de historia o por los personajes en sí.
En su defensa hay que decir que a pesar del tema que trata el libro no es nada maniquéo y los personajes se definen como buenos y malos por sus actos y no por sus ideologías.
Lo dicho, fácil de leer, entretenido, pero no mi tipo de historia

shippers1983's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

bollebertus's review

4.0

Een goed boek dat mijn aandacht goed vast hield. Er stonde wat technische dingen in die ik niet begreep maar dat doet niks af aan het verhaal.
Luke is zijn geheugen kwijt en heeft een groot geheim wat van belang is voor de koude oorlog. Het was interessant om te lezen hoe hij hiermee omging.
De andere personages ontwikkelen zich ook genoeg om het verhaal goed draaiende te houden.

mackbook's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

lorenadh27's review

3.0

High-paced and therefore a quick read. Had some awkward and unrealistic dialogue and a couple bad sex scenes, which at this point is expected from Follett. Fun story nonetheless.

kayeness's review

2.0

I've read a lot of good Ken Follett books and this is not one of them. The dialogue is stilted and the characters are dull.

orrantw's review

4.0

The book was actually really awesome! It was about a man who wakes up with absolutely no memory of who he is or what he is doing. There are a few flashbacks to previous memories he no longer has that allows the reader to have a bigger background, but not all-knowing. During the college years, there are 4 or 5 friends who are influenced by WWII, and ten years later this is kind of the story of what happened to them at the end. Follett has a really awesome writing style where he is able to encompass the core events that define someone's life :D It was a fast read and evenly paced.

fcbgiulia's review against another edition

3.0

E' un bel libro, ma forse un pò troppo dispersivo. Il protagonista ha perso la memoria e quindi tutti questi continui flashback e rivelazioni possono "dar fastidio". Ammetto di essermi persa verso metà romanzo xD. Comunque la narrazione è molto scorrevole, quindi non si fa certo fatica a leggere il romanzo :). Se dovete scegliere un'opera di Ken Follett per iniziare nella scoperta dell'autore, non cominciate da qui ;D