tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852175143435061084.post6043826371932695457..comments2021-03-21T22:19:18.708+00:00Comments on Bazaar Tales: Review: Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follettnicedaydesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12294500593836144560noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852175143435061084.post-60639966619290591542013-08-07T20:53:16.049+01:002013-08-07T20:53:16.049+01:00I'm liking the second pun too, well done!
I h...I'm liking the second pun too, well done!<br /><br />I haven't read any of Follett's other work but I've bought the second part to the book out of sheer curiousity, just because it feels wrong not to finish a series.nicedaydesignshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294500593836144560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852175143435061084.post-6876224248555749922013-04-22T19:31:22.206+01:002013-04-22T19:31:22.206+01:00I am one third through this book and I am amazed a...I am one third through this book and I am amazed at the large amounts (and their length) of narratives Follett uses throughout this section. I have no problem with it, but it does seem to break a standing rule in fiction writing, "show don't tell". <br /><br />For me, I am more focused on the style of writing (I am a new writer), but I do enjoy the historic endeavor Follett places in this work. Maybe that's the appeal to so many of its readers.<br /><br />I agree with you on your main point, the story's realism does suffer with the baddies being somewhat cardboard and the ebb and flow of "suffer --> success" for the good guys. Could Follett's love for cathedrals have blinded him to his character construction in this project - who knows? <br /><br />Ha, I wrote character construction (pun)! Maybe that's the problem. If more focus was placed on characters other than the buildings it might have raised the book a floor or two.<br /><br />Any thought on Follett's abundant narratives?Ken Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15500096891810725813noreply@blogger.com