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Winter of the World
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A little disappointed by this volume ... Too much romance, hard-to-believe coincidences and twists and turns. I suppose Part One of the trilogy would suffice ... Most characters act unnaturally or unbelieveably, and at times it feels like Mr Follet struggles to connect the loose ends.
I survived despite the book being rather long, mainly to John Lee, the narrator, who in my opinion found it challenging to keep the straight face.
This is a good book but definitely not a masterpiece and I will not bother with Part Three.
I survived despite the book being rather long, mainly to John Lee, the narrator, who in my opinion found it challenging to keep the straight face.
This is a good book but definitely not a masterpiece and I will not bother with Part Three.
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December 30, 2020
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December 30, 2020
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January 8, 2021
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Jan 08, 2021 01:43PM
I gave up on Follett for just the reasons you give. There are too many great ones to read to waste time on mediocre.
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Nice review Beata. Shame you didn’t get on with this one. His book always seem overly long, it just puts me off tackling them 🤔
Sorry this one didn't live up to the first, Beata. I can understand you not continuing the series after this. Better luck with your next book, my friend!
I feel your pain, Beata. I’m plodding through one right now, although mine is full of interesting info.
They can't all be winners 🤷. It's a good way to start the year, Beata, as from now on, books will just get better :))
Barbara wrote: "I gave up on Follett for just the reasons you give. There are too many great ones to read to waste time on mediocre."Thank you, Barbara, for the support ;) I guess for me this was his weakest work ...
Sandra wrote: "Nice review Beata. Shame you didn’t get on with this one. His book always seem overly long, it just puts me off tackling them 🤔"Thank you, Sandra :)) Length is not a problem for me, I want something more with regard to character development ...
Jenna wrote: "Sorry this one didn't live up to the first, Beata. I can understand you not continuing the series after this. Better luck with your next book, my friend!"Thank you, Jenna, for your warm comment :) Much as I wished, this book didn't deliver ...
Judith wrote: "I feel your pain, Beata. I’m plodding through one right now, although mine is full of interesting info."Thank you, Judith :)) As for history, I like the moments he chose for his characters, it's their much, much complicated relations, often romantic, I didn't enjoy .. Too much of a good thing, I'd say ...
Orhan wrote: "They can't all be winners 🤷. It's a good way to start the year, Beata, as from now on, books will just get better :))"Thank you, Orhan :)) So true, My Friend! I like it when unexpected reads win lol :))
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Sorry this didn't stack up, Beata! "Pillars of the Earth" was my first 'major' Follett after a couple of his earlier 'regular-sized' novels, and I loved it! Read it once before joining GR then listened to audio. I have the other three "Kingsbridge" books, but I am yet to even think about listening to one of them!
Thank you, Terence :)) I also enjoyed Pillars ... and I'm planning to listen to Book2, with John Lee's interpretation :) I liked Fall of the Giants more ..
Beata, I came upon this by chance, as my notifications seemed to seize up around Christmastime. I loved your comment about the narrator! As usual you rise above the author in your review, in the nicest possible way!
A shame this one didn’t totally win you over Beata ....... a very fair assessment though.
J.C. wrote: "Beata, I came upon this by chance, as my notifications seemed to seize up around Christmastime. I loved your comment about the narrator! As usual you rise above the author in your review, in the ni..."Thank you, Jeanne :)) I like John Lee, and I think he's read all parts of both trilogies. He always does a grand effort :) As for the book, it was OK, somehow, left be indifferent which is never what I want from a book :) Hope you're safe and well, My Dear Friend :))
Richard wrote: "A shame this one didn’t totally win you over Beata ....... a very fair assessment though."Thank you, Richard :) True, no rave this time lol :))
Welp. By not reading Part 3, you will be saving yourself 1000+ pages, Beata. :)
Such a pity, Beata. I haven't read this one yet but considering the length and your thoughts on it, I think I'll leave as a lower priority. Wonderful review.
Good review— sometimes bug books are just overstuffed. I barely got through Part 1 and knew I’d stop there despite really liking other Follett books.
Fantastic review, Beata! Sorry you didn't love this, but I am so glad that you survived reading this, lol!
Meredith wrote: "Fantastic review, Beata! Sorry you didn't love this, but I am so glad that you survived reading this, lol!"Thank you, Meredith :)) I did, fortunately, lol! :))
Kudos to you, Beata, for finishing this massive tome when you weren’t really enjoying it. That’s commitment!
Beata wrote: "J.C. wrote: "Beata, I came upon this by chance, as my notifications seemed to seize up around Christmastime. I loved your comment about the narrator! As usual you rise above the author in your revi..."Beata wrote: "J.C. wrote: "Beata, I came upon this by chance, as my notifications seemed to seize up around Christmastime. I loved your comment about the narrator! As usual you rise above the author in your revi..."
Hi Beata, I am well, thanks, but Covid has finally got here! We couldn't escape it for ever . . . you stay well, too.
Barbara wrote: "Kudos to you, Beata, for finishing this massive tome when you weren’t really enjoying it. That’s commitment!"I didn't get hooked on it, wanted to finish it though, Barbara ... I was rather interested in the events the characters were involved in :)) that speaks volume to me about the book ..
Farrah wrote: "Bummer"One-word comment that says it all, Farrah :))
Oh dear! Hope you enjoy your next one Beata!
Ceecee wrote: "Oh dear! Hope you enjoy your next one Beata!"Thank you, Ceecee :))
