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Summary: A trans-Alantic flight that almost ended like the Titanic
Review: It was the beginning of World War II , a group of people boarded a Flying-Boat from Southampton to New York to flee from troubled England. It would only take a night to cross the atlantic but unknown to them that it was to be a very long night ! Ken Follett was at his best in Night Over Water , must read .
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Summary: A GOOD READ
Review: Ken follet has a unique grasp which he loosens and tightens as and when he wishes.
I wish this book was more exciting and could have been a real masterpiece.
But anyways since i am a hard core fan of Follet i read all his books.
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Summary: Night Over Water
Review: Ken Follet takes you back to Pre-World-WarII in, Night Over Water. Through the eyes of different characters, Ken Follet shows you an imaginary flight on the Pan-American Clipper. The flight never happened due to the breakout of war in Europe but the flight depicts what the author thought would have happened on the final flight of the Pan-American Clipper from Europe to America. The story begins with several small stories, stories that all end up on the Clipper. It carried rich celebrities to royalty to businessmen. In the story, it carried movie stars, criminals, detectives, a journalist and an exiled landlord. Ken Follet takes you through the lives of different passengers all fighting different battles.
The clipper was the most luxurious plane of the time. Only a few people in the world could afford to ride in it. There are no longer any of the clippers, they all were scrapped and the parts used for other planes. The clipper had different compartments, all had at least 2 used. The main compartment changed from a lobby to a dining compartment. The seating compartments changed to sleeping bunks. The only rooms that didnt change were the operating rooms and the bathrooms.
During the course of the story, the characters all face many problems. There are disagreements in a family, betrayal in a family business, a summer affair and a scientist kicked out of his country because of his religion.
There were a few things I really liked about the book. What I liked most was how the small stories came together during the book. There were also a few things I didnt like. One of the things I didnt like was how the stories switched too suddenly. It didnt give you time to learn more about the story you just read about.
Once you start reading this book, its hard to put it down. The plot makes you want to learn more about the characters. The characters are all very interesting. They all have interesting stories that make you want to know more.
To anyone that wants an interesting book to read, I would definitely recommend, Night Over Water, by Ken Follet.
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Summary: One of Follett's more simplistic tales
Review: Ken Follett can write better than this, and he has on several occasions. That said, this is still a better thriller than 95% of the novels in the genre - the rating is based solely on that comparison.As other reviewers have pointed out, Follett gives the reader an excellent course in the design, interior, and the "feel" of the Pan Am Clipper; I didn't know anything about this aircraft before I read the book, and Follett's lessons are designed so that any layman can understand them. But while the plot of this story is well-designed and totally logical, the people come off as cartoon characters. None of them are fully developed human beings in any sense of the word. And the conclusion is curiously incomplete - something unusual in a Ken Follett novel. As an introduction to Follett's work this would turn anyone off of his other, much better, works - "The Key to Rebecca" and "Eye of the Needle", to name two. I would recommend this book only if you've read some of his other novels, so you can judge for yourself what he's really capable of writing.
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Summary: A pale, period melodrama
Review: Ken Follett is one of those uneven writers who is just as likely to publish a great book as a mediocre one. Unfortunately, this is a mediocre one. In fact, it reminded me a great deal of those early WWII 'B' movies that studios used to turn out every couple of weeks, where the characters and the plot were pretty predictable and the outcome mostly certain. This book has some points of interest, mostly historical detail. Follett obviously has some kind of keen interest in the big flying boats of the period, but he doesn't use that fascination to advance the story well. The characters are stereotypes and the action is melodrama. The reader doesn't come away from this book with much to remember fondly.
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Summary: If you like Ken Follett, you will like this book.
Review: Ken Follett knows how to tell a good story, and this book is no exception. Take this book to the beach and lose yourself in it
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Summary: You'll become so attached to these characters!
Review: Ken Follett strikes again with this intriguing historical fiction which captures the mood of Europe and America at the start of WW2. Even if you're not a history buff, you can't help but turn the pages to find out about the fate of the core group of characters, who are cleverly intertwined in each other's lives.
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Summary: Entertaining
Review: Kept my attention, great story line, makes you reflect
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Summary: Suspense, romance and intrigue
Review: Night Over Water harkens back to the end of the golden age of flight, concluded with the silencing of the PanAm Clipper. On the eve of World War II, the story follows a diverse collection of passengers who fly this luxury craft's final revenue flight from England to America. On the single night they spend over the Atlantic, their lives become intertwined in ways none of them imagined. The story of passengers escaping to a new world, running from an old, or eluding the present one is tangled with deceit; mystery; suspense; and love lost, found, and rediscovered. Night Over Water is a gripping story that is worth the price of admission.
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Summary: Great book
Review: Night over Water is just a fun entertaining read. It takes place in a Pan Am clipper sort of like a flying hotel, during a flight across the Atlantic. We meet some interesting characters along the way and like eye of the Needle we get fantastic plot twists.
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