A review by benjfleck
A Column of Fire by Ken Follett
3.0
A Column of Fire: Or, Religion Ruins Almost Everything
The third novel in the Kingsbridge Series takes place at a time (1558-16-something) when religion really ruined everything because people can't learn to f*cking get a long. Catholics vs. Protestants = lots of dead people for dumb reasons. The conflict even makes it to the fictional Kingsbridge, but the novel does NOT spend much time there. This is more about the world at large.
Boring Ned goes to work for the the future Queen Elizabeth I. Snoozefest Margery does stuff too. Absolute evil villain Pierre does evil things. It's cookie cutter Follett. Two lovers torn apart by duty and unfortunate circumstances that leads to a lot of drama. I just didn't care as much as I did in the two previous novels. Maybe because this novel focused on so many other characters that weren't really connected to Kingsbridge? IDK. I can't put my finger on it, but it just wasn't as good.
The third novel in the Kingsbridge Series takes place at a time (1558-16-something) when religion really ruined everything because people can't learn to f*cking get a long. Catholics vs. Protestants = lots of dead people for dumb reasons. The conflict even makes it to the fictional Kingsbridge, but the novel does NOT spend much time there. This is more about the world at large.
Boring Ned goes to work for the the future Queen Elizabeth I. Snoozefest Margery does stuff too. Absolute evil villain Pierre does evil things. It's cookie cutter Follett. Two lovers torn apart by duty and unfortunate circumstances that leads to a lot of drama. I just didn't care as much as I did in the two previous novels. Maybe because this novel focused on so many other characters that weren't really connected to Kingsbridge? IDK. I can't put my finger on it, but it just wasn't as good.