A review by aviimax
The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett

2.0

this one was a bit weird to read. it wasn't like his other historical fictions, but then it was? it just felt like he wasn't really into writing this. it felt...like the story was skeletal. he was merely going scene by scene and there wasn't really anything of substance between that. no meat, i guess. it all felt bland and just a bullet point list of events. like there was this one part that was written so awkwardly where they see off this couple and without even giving a sense of time ever passing since they said their goodbyes, they were back with no clothes and bloodied. like??? hello??? idk it felt lazy. this whole story could have been good if there was...interest from the author in it lol i didn't really feel concerned for any of the characters because no one stood out. they were all the same???

the only thing that made me give it two stars instead of one, was because i appreciate his realism in his stories. he's one of my favorite historical fiction writers just for that alone, where nothing is solved with just one thing being done. there's causes, effects, etc. etc. i like it. it's nice. i mean it wasn't a bad read, it was just...odd. it felt like something was off. it definitely was not like his other books, that's for sure.