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World Without End | 
| Author: Ken Follett
Publisher: Dutton
Category: Book
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 2376
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 1024
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 2.2
ISBN: 0525950079
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780525950073
ASIN: 0525950079
Publication Date: October 9, 2007
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 Excellent Twelfth century novel October 7, 2008
bookoholic (Victoria, BC)
Most historical novels of this period are about the battles between the Norman overlords. This one is about the normal people living under the Norman occupation. I hope it is continued in another book.
 No where near as good as Pillars September 15, 2008
Rachel (Canada)
I am not a Ken Follett fan at all. I don't like his style of writing, his affinity for violence etc. But when I read Pillars of the Earth I was stunned. It was a book I couldn't put down. And it's a book I will read again because it's so beautiful, so human.
On the other hand, I hated World Without End. It's got interesting characters and they are just as human as in Pillars. But Follett reverts back to type in this book and it's just violence followed by sex scene followed by violence--with a bit of a story thrown in. Because all I really wanted to read more about was Merthin & Caris. And Merthin's inventions (which you don't read about, really), and more about the central characters of the story. But instead Follett throws in a gruesome description of a flaying, that I could have done without, or a witch hunt.
I don't recommend this book at all. If it were re-edited with just the STORY without the murder and violence and sex and rape, I might consider it.
Words Without End September 12, 2008
Book Addict (Kawartha, ON)
Too long, repetitive, same plot as Pillars. Wouldn't have started had I realized it would be such an endless rant against the medieval nobility and church. Almost quit reading at the point she became a nun, but did finish the rest. Very disappointing sequel to the great book Pillars of Earth.
dross April 24, 2008
P. Barnard (St.John's Canada)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having read and enjoyed Pillars of the Earth when it first came out, I rather looked forward to reading it's follow-up, World Without End. Obviously I was 18 years younger when I enjoyed Pillars of the Earth, and I expect more from a book now. World Without End might be called Book Without End. The characters are flat, the plot is predictable to the point its irritating, and I finally gave up on page 843 because there couldn't possibly have been a satisfactory ending to make all that plodding worthwhile. There are many thoroughly enjoyable books out there, but this isn't one of them. Do yourself a favour, save your money and buy something else.
A RIVETING STORY OF LIFE IN FOURTEENTH CENTURY ENGLAND... February 24, 2008
Lawyeraau (Balmoral Castle)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Having read and loved the author's epic saga, "Pillars of the Earth", a novel about the building of a cathedral in the town of Kingsbridge in twelfth century England, I very much looked forward to reading this book. I was not disappointed. This is a masterful saga of life in fourteenth century England, and the author weaves a rich and colorful tapestry of people, places, and events in the medieval town of Kingsbridge, where a magnificent cathedral now stands.
There are a number of rich and colorful characters that drive the story, and the age old battle between good and evil plays itself out through them. Spanning a period of thirty-four turbulent years, this is a spellbinding story of love, hate, betrayal, revenge, and triumph. Moreover, the Black Plague has reared its ugly head, and England will never be the same. New ideas are germinating on the horizon, coming into conflict with the settled way of doing things, and the town and people of Kingsbridge are in a state of flux.
Although the novel is a lengthy one, the reader will be unable to put the book down, so engaging and absorbing is the story. Those who are partial to the historical fiction genre will very much enjoy this book.
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