Historically Brilliant Novel (The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett)

Member Name: Squiddly450

Product:	The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett
Date:	26/01/09 (18 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Accurate to the last detail

Disadvantages: A bit long

My review won't compare to the two other Brill ones on here but I just thought I'd add my tuppence worth.

Normally, I read crime novels and forensic type stuff as i find it really interesting although, because I know a bit about medicine, any innacuracies really annoy me and spoil the story.

I only read this book because it was given to me for my Birthday, I absolutely loved it.

The attention to detail is just superb, the few parts that I didn't understand (some of the architectural terms) I googled and they were perfect, absolutely spot on.

There were so many intricately woven plotlines, I found it hard to put down at times. There were no occasions when something bizarre happened just so the author could knit together the different plots and characters, it simply flowed right from start to finish.

The frustrations of Tom were so easily transferable into today's world, someone who really know what he is doing but using "non-conventional" means, getting smothered by the establishment who find, to their expense that the loudest mouth isn't always the right one.

I have gone back and read several other Ken Folletts, not least "A place called freedom" which is just as well researched. These novels are enormously valuable from a historical point of view as they make learning about the hardships of the times a lot more interesting than simply reading a text book.

Summary: Educational Novel suitable for all ages in my opinion