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bluerobyn123 's review for:
Fall of Giants
by Ken Follett
Sweeping saga? Check!
Personal impacts of war? Check!
Socialist tract? Check!
Unexpectedly detail about losing virginity? Check!
The best I can figure is that the author was using the analogy that European powers losing their old world innocence in the chaos of modern warfare was akin to losing one's virginity. Or he just really liked to describe sex. I mean, it's not fifty shades of grey or anything, but it struck me as odd that sex was one of the elements he detailed, particular those experiencing sex for the first time, rather than some of the brutalities of modern warfare in WW1.
I did appreciate the time spent in the diplomatic negotiations that lead up to the war and how women's suffrage, the socialist worker's movement, and the Russian Revolution were tied intricately into the historical narrative, as such do not happen in vacuums. But overall, I was kind of glad to just get through the book by the end, rather than caring too much about the
Personal impacts of war? Check!
Socialist tract? Check!
Unexpectedly detail about losing virginity? Check!
The best I can figure is that the author was using the analogy that European powers losing their old world innocence in the chaos of modern warfare was akin to losing one's virginity. Or he just really liked to describe sex. I mean, it's not fifty shades of grey or anything, but it struck me as odd that sex was one of the elements he detailed, particular those experiencing sex for the first time, rather than some of the brutalities of modern warfare in WW1.
I did appreciate the time spent in the diplomatic negotiations that lead up to the war and how women's suffrage, the socialist worker's movement, and the Russian Revolution were tied intricately into the historical narrative, as such do not happen in vacuums. But overall, I was kind of glad to just get through the book by the end, rather than caring too much about the