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

5.0

I loved it. I just loved it. I started this book many years ago but only got a few chapters in and had to return it to the library. Ever since, the characters would sometimes pop into my mind and I would wonder about them. Then late into one of the many waves of COVID I felt that medieval England was exactly the escape I needed. I purchased an inexpensive copy of the book and hurrah - escapism at its best. I’ll admit I skimmed the descriptions of how the cathedral was built - my brain doesn’t work that way and would require too much effort to try to understand it fully without an illustration. I also skipped the various rape scenes - WHY he felt the need to include these depictions boggles the mind. It’s enough to tell the reader about it, not make them experience it. Overall, these bothersome parts were very short and easy for me to navigate around. Can’t wait for book 2.

TW: rape