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roxyc 's review for:
Fall of Giants
by Ken Follett
Another brilliant novel from Mr Follett. Another series to keep you hooked.
I love the rich character development that left me feeling as though they were people i knew personally. The descriptive quality of the narration really captured me and creates a visual aspect that has the reader feeling like they are truly immersed in the world he has created.
I started out loving Fitz. He was a great character. But as the story developed i liked him less and less and by end i kind of detested him which was a tiny bit disappointing. I was hoping he would be redeemed in my eyes by the end. But the complete indifference he shows towards Lloyd and Ethel is appalling - he offered a house for her and the child and an education for the boy but only if its in exchange for her being his mistress. Then the complete distaste he shows for her after her political leanings are more evident was unsurprising but a little disappointing. His treatment of Billy... not very nice... but mostly it was his treatment of Maud after she divulged her secret that really ruined him for me. It is deplorable that he cut her off completely all because she didn't ask his permission.... lord and master! The only reason he was in charge of all the family wealth was because he was born a boy and only boys could inherit but he should have seen it as his responsibility to assist. The fact that she and her family had to do without so much just because of his pettiness really annoyed me.
The scenes of war were suitably harrowing.
I love Walter and Mauds love story. So nice to see a man that doesn't conveniently forget he has a wife during wartime the second a cute and willing woman flirts their way. A true romance.
Lev was a deplorable character and i hope he gets a good dose of karma in the sequels.
Ethels husband was so insipid as to be completely forgettable - i can't recall his name.
The fact that the characters inspire any emotion in the reader is a sign of a very well constructed book. But that's no surprise being a Ken Follett. I have yet to read one of his that doesn't leave me wanting more.
I love the rich character development that left me feeling as though they were people i knew personally. The descriptive quality of the narration really captured me and creates a visual aspect that has the reader feeling like they are truly immersed in the world he has created.
I started out loving Fitz. He was a great character. But as the story developed i liked him less and less and by end i kind of detested him which was a tiny bit disappointing. I was hoping he would be redeemed in my eyes by the end. But the complete indifference he shows towards Lloyd and Ethel is appalling - he offered a house for her and the child and an education for the boy but only if its in exchange for her being his mistress. Then the complete distaste he shows for her after her political leanings are more evident was unsurprising but a little disappointing. His treatment of Billy... not very nice... but mostly it was his treatment of Maud after she divulged her secret that really ruined him for me. It is deplorable that he cut her off completely all because she didn't ask his permission.... lord and master! The only reason he was in charge of all the family wealth was because he was born a boy and only boys could inherit but he should have seen it as his responsibility to assist. The fact that she and her family had to do without so much just because of his pettiness really annoyed me.
The scenes of war were suitably harrowing.
I love Walter and Mauds love story. So nice to see a man that doesn't conveniently forget he has a wife during wartime the second a cute and willing woman flirts their way. A true romance.
Lev was a deplorable character and i hope he gets a good dose of karma in the sequels.
Ethels husband was so insipid as to be completely forgettable - i can't recall his name.
The fact that the characters inspire any emotion in the reader is a sign of a very well constructed book. But that's no surprise being a Ken Follett. I have yet to read one of his that doesn't leave me wanting more.