andyd95's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
dscody11's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
charityjohnson's review against another edition
2.0
Short & shallow. Just enough to fall asleep to before bed.
vaniaasantos's review against another edition
4.0
Demorou um bocadinho mais a prender-me na história, mas acabou por me prender de igual forma. Temos a visão de diferentes personagens ao longo do livro e, aos poucos, vamos desvendando como todas elas se relacionam e interferem na história. Gostei muito mesmo, ou não fosse este mais um livro de Ken Follet. Não desilude.
martematica's review against another edition
1.0
creo que el libro no se merece tan baja puntuación, no es malo
el error lo he cometido yo al leerme un libro en el que la trama habla de cosas que no me generan el más mínimo interés, y lo sabía, pero no soy capaz de decir que no a un libro de Ken Follett
me he aburrido muchísimo leyendo esto, pero no creo que sea un mal libro
el error lo he cometido yo al leerme un libro en el que la trama habla de cosas que no me generan el más mínimo interés, y lo sabía, pero no soy capaz de decir que no a un libro de Ken Follett
me he aburrido muchísimo leyendo esto, pero no creo que sea un mal libro
ja_hopkins's review against another edition
2.0
The lives of three random, ostensibly unconnected people are dragged together in this late 70’s story – an MP, a millionaire businessman and a London gangster. Written when newspapers and radio were the main news sources for the majority, the story is anchored by the newsroom editor of a paper desperate to find something to put on the front page on a slow news day. The strands of the separate stories are slowly picked up via tips to the paper from various sources, and gradually is pulled together to its conclusion.
I found this quite slow and not that thrilling. It is clearly of its time, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but to me the story never really got going. The gangland heist seemed to be in slow motion, the millionaire businessman a bit of a caricature. The ending seemed rather quick and forced - there is no real conclusion, just lots of loose ends that nowadays would seem like an obvious hook for a second in the series.
Overall something of a disappointment given the good reviews.
I found this quite slow and not that thrilling. It is clearly of its time, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but to me the story never really got going. The gangland heist seemed to be in slow motion, the millionaire businessman a bit of a caricature. The ending seemed rather quick and forced - there is no real conclusion, just lots of loose ends that nowadays would seem like an obvious hook for a second in the series.
Overall something of a disappointment given the good reviews.
hnj1512's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Interesting and easy read, lots of characters to keep track of but fairly engaging.
bollebertus's review against another edition
2.0
Not his best work but enjoyable enough to keep reading.
It starts interesting with the whole book lasting only a day.
The story itself could be interesting enough.
There are some characters in it who cpuld be scrapped and you wouldn't have missed them. But in the end it just feels a bit too short to wrap things up in a neat way. Its still is okay to read through.
The bad guys do win in a certain way in the end while they also all lose something.
Cant win them all.
It starts interesting with the whole book lasting only a day.
The story itself could be interesting enough.
There are some characters in it who cpuld be scrapped and you wouldn't have missed them. But in the end it just feels a bit too short to wrap things up in a neat way. Its still is okay to read through.
The bad guys do win in a certain way in the end while they also all lose something.
Cant win them all.