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Fall of Giants
by Ken Follett
Another Ken Follett epic, this time focusing on WWI - how it started, how it grew bigger than anticipated and most of all how the world was affected by it.
As per usual, this book is enormous, but it was so fascinating and character driven that I didn't notice the length at all. I feel like I have fairly decent understanding of WWI, but I still learned so much about the ins and outs of how it started and progressed. Historical fiction is fast becoming my favourite genre for this very reason.
I quickly bonded with almost all of the characters and felt invested in not only their stories, but their relationships and ultimately their survival. And there was just the right amount of sentimentality and romance to juxtapose the harsh realities of war. Actually, on that note, probably my only criticism is that nothing all that bad did happen to the core group of characters - I expected this book to be a blood bath but it wasn't at all, which to me felt pretty unrealistic for its setting. Perhaps Follett grew too attached to his own characters? I guess book 2 and WWII will be the real test....
As per usual, this book is enormous, but it was so fascinating and character driven that I didn't notice the length at all. I feel like I have fairly decent understanding of WWI, but I still learned so much about the ins and outs of how it started and progressed. Historical fiction is fast becoming my favourite genre for this very reason.
I quickly bonded with almost all of the characters and felt invested in not only their stories, but their relationships and ultimately their survival. And there was just the right amount of sentimentality and romance to juxtapose the harsh realities of war. Actually, on that note, probably my only criticism is that nothing all that bad did happen to the core group of characters - I expected this book to be a blood bath but it wasn't at all, which to me felt pretty unrealistic for its setting. Perhaps Follett grew too attached to his own characters? I guess book 2 and WWII will be the real test....