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The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
1.0
My god this book was a beastie! I am so glad I finished it though. It took me two months and change to read this thing.
First off do not read this book if you have trauma regarding rape. do read this book if you are in a good place and want to see a rapist get what he deserves. the world building was phenomenal. I do have to give it that. it felt so raw and realistic at times i didn't read it for days at a time. I was too busy digesting what i'd already read.
Follet weaves with great skill multiple major story arcs. there are no side characters in this book. Everyone is an mc. this is the first book I have ever read where I truly feel that no character died as a jumping off point for new narrative/to further plot.
That being said there are large chunks of this book written from the POV of the rapist and that was very hard to get through. it was important though in order to appropriately understand that he more than deserves what he gets in the end. this book is part of a larger series, though it read like a standalone. I feel no deep urge to torture myself with the next one.
First off do not read this book if you have trauma regarding rape. do read this book if you are in a good place and want to see a rapist get what he deserves. the world building was phenomenal. I do have to give it that. it felt so raw and realistic at times i didn't read it for days at a time. I was too busy digesting what i'd already read.
Follet weaves with great skill multiple major story arcs. there are no side characters in this book. Everyone is an mc. this is the first book I have ever read where I truly feel that no character died as a jumping off point for new narrative/to further plot.
That being said there are large chunks of this book written from the POV of the rapist and that was very hard to get through. it was important though in order to appropriately understand that he more than deserves what he gets in the end. this book is part of a larger series, though it read like a standalone. I feel no deep urge to torture myself with the next one.