Reviews

Una columna de fuego by Ken Follett

afield's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kslucher's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

5.0

olivia_russell's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.0

bookreviews1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

lulu_readsalot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

An adventurous and endearing story, full of love, intrigue and history.
As always, a group of people affecting each other's lives with immense consequences.
The story and the intrigue trap the reader in a very entertaining wave.
Enjoyable.

astrochem's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

bibliotequeish's review against another edition

5.0

This might be my favorite in the series.
Finally a book that did not follow the Follett-Formula.
The main characters are not constantly beaten down repeatedly till the last quarter of the book, and the villains did not prosper constantly, till the very end.
It was nice to see the good guys win.

I am also a big fan of Tudor history and know the Elizabeth/Mary story well. And I really enjoyed this mix of fiction and non fiction.

henrywood's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

cwheelie's review against another edition

5.0

I loved the ending much more than I thought. It was super interesting to read this story while also learning about history of the Christian/Protestant wars in England, France and so on. Additionally loved the story of Mary queen of scots, since you only hear about her youth in books rather than her whole life.

This book took more creative liberties with historical figures than in the past, but would recommend!

sweetbeetle's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25