Mark T. (tizmanian) reviewed The Pillars of the Earth on 3/27/2009

Helpful Score: 3

Ken Follett is a very good writer but why he chose to write such a downer of a book is beyond me. I loved the characters, the feel of the time in history where this story takes place, and the characterization is pretty good overall.

Spoiler alert about plot follows but it is important to note:

But, the main characters suffer so much and never 'get back' at their oppressors. That may be true in real life but I should as heck don't want to suffer through so many pages only to learn that the good guys get so screwed. That ruined this book for me and I really am not sure why as I don't need all of the books I read to have the hero win. But for some reason, this really ticked me off about this book so I cannot recommend it.

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