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The Pillars of the Earth (Deluxe Edition) (Oprah's Book Club)
written by Ken Follett
Studio : NAL Trade
by NAL Trade
Release Date : 2007-11-14
Publisher : NAL Trade
Released : 2007-11-14
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780451225245
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 1593 reviews)
List Price : $24.95
Our Price : $2.90
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ISBN13: 9780451225245
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Condition: New
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Product Description |
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A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett's historical masterpiece. Abridged edition read by John Lee |
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What an excellent book, I received it and started to read it. It was spell binding from the first page and to the last. As in some books you are disappointed in the ending this one I was not. Ken Follett wrapped up the entire story and makes you want to read any of the following books that he may have wrote. Get the book I promise that you will not be disappointed. |
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Not the Worst Book Ever Written |
...but it should definitely be on the list. Every reviewer who has given this trash one star has already covered the ground, but I'm so mad at myself for actually reading the Whole Book, that I must add my two cents.
Obvious plotting
One dimensional characters
Anachronistic language throughout
Gratuitous violence
Lame writing
Silly nonsense
My mother would have called it "tripe", and I suppose they would have understood that word in the Middle Ages too.
I just read the first few pages of "Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantel, set a few hundred years later and about that other King Henry and that other Thomas. What writing! and What a difference. |
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Great Book Too Small Print |
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Wanting to read for the third time. Ordered this particular version not realizing that for this size large publication that the print would be so small that i returned to reorder a "regular" version of Pillars. |
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best I ever read |
I read this book 20 years ago when it first came out. I have been a Follet fan for years and eagerly await his new series coming out this summer. This book was such a departure from his normal writing. It was not what I was expecting. The sequel is equally well written. Follet brings his characters to life and you really care about them. I loved the way he wove subplots throughout the book and you almost forget some of them until it comes back halfway through. Over the last 20 years I have often thought of this book, and it is the best book I have ever read. I just watched the miniseries and now I will be rereading the book just to get clear in my head the differences from the movie and the book. The sequel is set about a century later, but he picks up right where he left off and the two are almost seamless. Quite a feat to me. I do like historical fiction and thrillers. Follet has done an amazing job combining my two favorite genres and even managed to get my interest in the romantic side. Pillars of the Earth has it all. It is a fictional story but written in such a way, I researched it to see what was fiction and what was real. Follet manages to write it in such a way that it feels real.
Read this book! |
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So long but excellent . . . |
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if you have a few weeks to spend on a single book. Over the top detail but a great story. I don't know how the TV series comapres to the novel but I'm definitely going to start watching the back episodes and catch up on. I recommend this to anyone who likes their historical books to be loaded with detail but also have a great story line. |
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