Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett, 1989 This is an interesting book, and a quick read, about the building of a cathedral in medieval England. It is well researched and provided a lot of insight regarding how life was in those times. Follet was able to use his suspense writing talents to keep the action moving in what could have been a very slow-going effort. His characters also hold the reader’s interest although they tend to become a bit rigid at times. The end of the book seems to veer away from the focus on the local community where most of the book takes place to occurrences that take place far removed. While this change in focus keeps the action and suspense going, it detracts from the rest of the central theme, which is the building of the cathedral as the life work of the main characters.
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