A review by explodingalice
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

3.0

I really wanted to love this. It has the makings of something sweeping and beautiful. Alas. There are multiple graphic rape scenes (so many), bad guy characters who are laughably one-dimensional, ludicrous coincidences, and enough mistakes to jolt me out of the story (is Richard’s scar on his right or left ear? Who knows?!). I finished it, which is a feat, but I have no desire to go further into the series.