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World Without End
	Author: Ken Follett Publisher: New American Library Category: Book Buy Used: $6.45 as of 9/6/2010 02:15 PDT details New (10) Used (17) from $6.45 Seller: BOOKS-FOR-EVERYBODY Media: Paperback Edition: Trade Paperback Edition Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6 Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.7 ISBN: 0739496301 EAN: 9780739496305 ASIN: B001AUI4PW Publication Date: 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 100 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...20 Next » As If One Was There September 5, 2010 Stephanie H. Bissland As always, Follett's story is filled with such detail one feels as if there. The 14th century was not a pleasant century; it contained a harsh societal hierarchy, was devasted by plague which lead to economic disasters and enobling of truly unqualified individuals, as we see in Ralph for one, and people were cruel to our 21st century ethos. The bright light of Caris and her long-time lover dim at times but is not thoroughly doused. The writing is riviting--I cared for the main characters from the first page--and read the book straight to the end. I had just finished "Timetravellers Guide to the 14th Century" and was in the middle of "A Distant Mirror" as I began "World Without End," making my immersion to the times total. I highly recommend this book for students/lovers of history. for heavens sake September 3, 2010 td 0 out of 1 found this review helpful After a nod to the middle ages, this schlockmeister keeps writing because he can and puts one sordid relationship and circumstance after another into a novel that has no time bounds really. Such machinations are found in every age. Must we really hear in detail how each couple came to have the relationship each has? There is no art to it. God help us close the book before we drive to the end just to see a handful of despicables come hopefully to a justly bad end. I fear he will ruin the middle ages for all of us. And now back to real life and a breath of air. Size (?) does matter... August 29, 2010 Thomas W. Beck 0 out of 1 found this review helpful I began reading the hardbound, but I was going to take a vacation, and thought the paperback would be better when flying, thinking it would fit in a jacket pocket, for airline reading. Your edition was the same size as the hardbound, just a little lighter. Did not get much read due to size, and then at the airport on my return, noticed the 'standard' paperback was available. Perhaps you could add a size reference on your site. Love Ken Follett's historical novels! August 25, 2010 Jeri K. Thomas (Cincinnati, OH) Actually one of our clients brought in the Pillars of the Earth for me to read. I fell in love with that book! And World without End is equally wonderful! ALmost as good as the original August 23, 2010 William Pilon (Roswell, GA United States) Set some 200 years after the original, World Without End is, I am afraid, not quite as strong a book as Pillars. In the first place, there is no multi-generational project like the building of the cathedral to tie the book together thematically. In the second place, many of the characters seem like slightly modified retreads of characters from the first book; Caris for Aliena, Merthin for Jack, Ralph for William Hamliegh, etc. There is even a mystery set up in the first chapter that slowly unravels over the rest of the book. There is strong feeling of "déjà vu" when reading this book. None of that is to say that this is a bad book because it really isn't. It is quite good and provides excellent insight into the Black Death and the effects its resulting labor shortage had on remaking the feudal system of serfdom and landholding. The beginnings of the 100 Year War are also described in terms of its effects on the characters. If I have a nit to pick it is that I would have appreciated a bit more description of everyday life especially how it differed from life in the 11th century setting of the first book. All in all it was quite a good book, if not quite as excellent as the first one. Showing reviews 1-5 of 100 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...20 Next »

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