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Can someone explain Ken Follett to me
Posted on 12/4/24 at 2:20 am
Posted on 12/4/24 at 2:20 am
This past year I've gotten back into reading after a long hiatus. I've read a handful of Follett books and I love them, but his collection of work has me confused.
He started out writing a bunch of spy thriller type books and was very successful.
Then, out of the blue, he writes a mid century, historical tale about building a cathedral with "The Pillars of the Earth". And thats where I get confused. Why the change? Also, Pillars is now his most popular and well known work. I like it a lot, but I'm surprised that so many other people do too. It's extremely detailed and about a subject that isn't quite as exciting as spy thrillers.
With all that being said, for my next read, should I try another of his Kingsbridge trilogy, or one of his WWII thrillers?
He started out writing a bunch of spy thriller type books and was very successful.
Then, out of the blue, he writes a mid century, historical tale about building a cathedral with "The Pillars of the Earth". And thats where I get confused. Why the change? Also, Pillars is now his most popular and well known work. I like it a lot, but I'm surprised that so many other people do too. It's extremely detailed and about a subject that isn't quite as exciting as spy thrillers.
With all that being said, for my next read, should I try another of his Kingsbridge trilogy, or one of his WWII thrillers?
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Posted on 12/4/24 at 9:49 am to indytiger
Pillars is honestly one of the best books I’ve ever read. And I can’t tell you why - it just was.
Posted on 12/4/24 at 10:47 am to MAROON
I may have to jump back into it. I quit around 150 pages in. The dialogue just bothered me with how dry it was. Also, the villain seemed like a cartoon character. However, I hear people rave about it. So, I may need to give it another try.
Posted on 12/4/24 at 1:05 pm to indytiger
I've read the Kingsbridge Series and the Century Trilogy. I'm not sure why I like them so much, but I'll start reading one of his books and before I know it, I'm 400 pages in.
I enjoy all of his standalone novels as well.
I enjoy all of his standalone novels as well.
Posted on 12/4/24 at 6:43 pm to indytiger
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should I try another of his Kingsbridge trilogy, or one of his WWII thrillers?
Eye of the Needle next if you haven't read that. It is weird he wrote that and Pillars... . It's not like he is a historian or anything. He was a philosophy major and journalist before he started writing.
Posted on 12/4/24 at 7:43 pm to Loubacca
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I'm not sure why I like them so much, but I'll start reading one of his books and before I know it, I'm 400 pages in.
That's exactly how I feel. Can't explain it.
Posted on 12/4/24 at 7:59 pm to indytiger
Pillars of the Earth was a great book, and I enjoyed the original trilogy; The only one I haven't read yet is the 4th one which is the prequel.
Posted on 12/5/24 at 2:31 pm to indytiger
Pillars is great as is the whole KIngsbridge series. Follet definately sticks with what works. In both the Kingsbridge and Centuries collections he follows the same ouline and character develpoment.
Posted on 12/6/24 at 9:01 am to Palo Gaucho
I liked the World Without End series from about ten years ago. I think it is (or was) on Netflix
Posted on 12/18/24 at 6:04 pm to indytiger
It's not uncommon for writers who used to do copius amounts of research, the hard way (in libraries), to muse their fiction (often based around actual historical events) to eventually have this mindset that they've discovered historical facts that have yet to be shared in a nonfiction form.
The gal that writes all the Kay Scarletti books morphed into a writer of nonfiction and historical conjecture when she published her book claiming to have solved the Jack the Ripper case.
There are a lot if other examples.
The gal that writes all the Kay Scarletti books morphed into a writer of nonfiction and historical conjecture when she published her book claiming to have solved the Jack the Ripper case.
There are a lot if other examples.
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