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A review by lostinfrance
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
4.0
My father handed this book to me one day when I was leaving his house--- and I assumed it would either be a realy boring tome on architecture or a cheesy mystery; the two styles ot books my father reads. Instead...I found an interesting book about the building of a cathedral in 12th century England.
I am not up to date on medieval history---so who knows if it was historically accurate....and honestly, I don't care. I was looking for entertainment and a good story.
I enjoyed the book---I enjoyed the characters and knowing that by the end, the bad would suffer. I enjoyed reading about a monastary and the life of a village. The book was long, but pages flew by the deeper I got into the story.
The story? A master builder and his family settle into a monastary while his father builds the cathedral. There is a lady---who's life is destroyed and worked to gain her life back, a prior, an evil bishop and other miscellaneous characters.
I recommend if you like historical fiction, reading about knights....and learning about the construction of buildings.
I am not up to date on medieval history---so who knows if it was historically accurate....and honestly, I don't care. I was looking for entertainment and a good story.
I enjoyed the book---I enjoyed the characters and knowing that by the end, the bad would suffer. I enjoyed reading about a monastary and the life of a village. The book was long, but pages flew by the deeper I got into the story.
The story? A master builder and his family settle into a monastary while his father builds the cathedral. There is a lady---who's life is destroyed and worked to gain her life back, a prior, an evil bishop and other miscellaneous characters.
I recommend if you like historical fiction, reading about knights....and learning about the construction of buildings.