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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
Really liked it at parts and with certain characters. Suffered a bit from being overlong and for having what I like to call "Forrest Gump Syndrome": every character just happened to be involved with all the most crucial events in the WWI era, just like Forrest in all the historical shots they photoshopped him into in the film. Even the poor and otherwise completely unimportant of Follett's narrative end up integral to shaping history. Moreover, every single fictional character was intertwined with others (across entire continents and circumstances) by a strange set of coincidences. It got very, very convoluted at points. It was as if these 7 (or so) main characters were the drivers of the world, and the rest of humanity was just spinning in their orbit.
All that being said, I still enjoyed it. While I did not rush to listen to it like I do with some other books, once it was on, I was fairly engrossed. I'm not sure I'll pick up the other books in this trilogy.
All that being said, I still enjoyed it. While I did not rush to listen to it like I do with some other books, once it was on, I was fairly engrossed. I'm not sure I'll pick up the other books in this trilogy.
Wow, wow, wow! Of all the books I've read so far, this one seems like it would have been the most difficult to write. Follett incorporates a broad understanding of the world during WWI and Russian Revolution. In addition to global politics, Follett details the lifestyles of British, German, Russian, and American aristocrats and working class. The book is balanced between the thoroughly researched motivations behind the wars and the personal lives of fictional characters used to tell the story. Important historical figures are also nicely integrated.
My personal interest leaned toward the stories of the characters, but the in-depth history of the wars was also impressive.
My personal interest leaned toward the stories of the characters, but the in-depth history of the wars was also impressive.
adventurous
emotional
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
adventurous
informative
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:
Yes
Con la sua scrittura lineare, semplice ed avvincente Ken Follett anche questa volta ha colpito nel segno, un genere di libro che a me appassiona e coinvolge, la storia di cinque famiglie si intreccia all'interno di un grande periodo storico quello di prima, durante e dopo la prima guerra mondiale.
Vengono ricostruiti passaggi importanti della storia di quei drammatici giorni, viviamo le sensazioni ed i pensieri dei protagonisti della storia inventata dallo scrittore ed anche di altri uomini vissuti realmente!
Concludendo non devono affatto spaventare le tante pagine del libro perché scivolano via velocemente visto quanto appassionano il lettore!
Vengono ricostruiti passaggi importanti della storia di quei drammatici giorni, viviamo le sensazioni ed i pensieri dei protagonisti della storia inventata dallo scrittore ed anche di altri uomini vissuti realmente!
Concludendo non devono affatto spaventare le tante pagine del libro perché scivolano via velocemente visto quanto appassionano il lettore!
It was refreshing to read about World War I, as so many family sagas focus on the Second World War. I particularly enjoyed the perspectives of German and Russian characters, as the Bolshevik Revolution takes place and the first stirrings of Nazism are felt. It helped highlight how the first war set the stage for the next. Looking forward to the next books!
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
ho trovato la prima parte molto (troppo) didascalica.
I personaggi sinceramente non li ho trovati gran ché considerando il numero di pagine a disposizione. Non che siano fatti male ma nessuno mi resterà attaccato, o l'ho sentito particolarmente vivo ( ovviamente è sensibilità personale )
La ricostruzione storica e le strizzate d'occhio in questo lato mi son molto piaciute, assieme a tutto il gioco politico, l'ho trovato molto ben spiegato e ben fatto.
Un libro ben fatto che consiglio, nonostante non mi resterà nel cuore.
ho trovato la prima parte molto (troppo) didascalica.
I personaggi sinceramente non li ho trovati gran ché considerando il numero di pagine a disposizione. Non che siano fatti male ma nessuno mi resterà attaccato, o l'ho sentito particolarmente vivo ( ovviamente è sensibilità personale )
La ricostruzione storica e le strizzate d'occhio in questo lato mi son molto piaciute, assieme a tutto il gioco politico, l'ho trovato molto ben spiegato e ben fatto.
Un libro ben fatto che consiglio, nonostante non mi resterà nel cuore.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes