Rating: Summary: WOW! This is the BEST book I've ever read! Review: I'm a student in HS, and this past winter, my Social Studies teacher had made us read this book for an assignment. I looked at the book, and thought, "Aw, not another boring book!" When I started to read, and not realizing, I was already in the middle of the book! I couldn't put it down! I got an 'A' in that assignment... Now I support the statment, "Do not judge a book by its Cover." Great book! Can't miss it!
Rating: Summary: This book will consume you until you finish it ! Review: I couldn't put it down. My only disappointment was that Ken Follett didn't write a sequel.
Rating: Summary: Undemanding Review: This is a workmanlike historical thriller. A fair amount of effort has been put into the setting, and the book is a reasonable page turner - but it has some important flaws.As a work of literature the book has serious faults. The plot and character development are both extremely one dimensional - the good guys are good, the bad guys are bad beyond belief. Neither learn anything or develop much throughout the course of the book. If this isn't a problem for you, then you should love this book. Otherwise, these elements are likely to overcome the good stuff in the book and become frustrating.
Rating: Summary: A novel reaching back to the time of King Stephen Review: Ken Follett has reached back into the times of the civil war between the forces of King Stephen and those of Queen Maud to produce this tale of 12th century England. The White Ship disaster led to the civil war, but seems a bit peripheral to the main tale. The book was well researched and presents a good picture of the disorder in England at that time, when individual nobels ravaged sections of the countryside with impunity as there was no strong central authority to contain them. This is actually a couple of plots, well intertwined, as the story covers the actions of the main players. Good historical fiction which should be on everyone's reading list.
Rating: Summary: The best book I've ever read. Review: I am a very active reader. I read a book every week. But, I must say that this is the best book I've ever read in my life. This story captivated and moved me. Read this book and I promise you'll be touched.
Rating: Summary: This is probably one of the best books I have ever read! Review: The passion put into this masterpiece by K. Follett is to be found in every passage. The characters are extraordinary. The feelings are incredibly strong: love is LOVE, hate is HATE, passion is PASSION... you can almost feel everything is written in capital letters as you go along. Undescribale.
Rating: Summary: A MASTERPIECE! 5 STARS ARE NOT EN0UGH! Review: SIMPLY THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ!
Rating: Summary: The BEST book ever! Review: This is the best book I ever read! The details are incredible and we can really feel the characters' emotions. Where can I find more books like this?
Rating: Summary: Only one word to describe the book: AMAZING Review: One of the most exciting books I've read so far. I couldn't stop reading it all the time. It took hold of my life for a week.
Rating: Summary: Excellent Review: This book was for a better word the bomb! this was the best book I've read in a long time, at least this year. I thought this book was so great that I have emailed Mel Gibson to ask him to try and make it into a movie. It was great!!
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