A review by moonbeammckenna
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

adventurous challenging dark informative relaxing sad slow-paced

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

5.0

anything less than five stars would be disrespectful of the amount of talent and understanding of storytelling that made a book this large enjoyable and coherent. it wasn't the best thing I've ever read but it was a really good, solid novel - the kind that's going to put me in a reading slump for like a month because I've been so caught up in this world that I won't know what to do with myself. follett writes with ease and in a way that makes it easy to get lost in the words despite there being so many details about the world. I felt like I was living in it, he did his research so well. I wish he were less eloquent with describing the breasts of every female character and I will say I never felt particularly moved by any one scene or character, but other than that I can't be more expressive of how GOOD a book it is, if that makes sense ? this is how books ought to be written. I'm rambling but. would really recommend.