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    <body><![CDATA[<em>A Dangerous Fortune</em> is one of Ken Follett's most popular novels and with good reason.  The story is set in London during the late 19th century and touches on many themes including tragedy, murder, deceit, love, sex, hate, responsibility and justice. <br/><br/>The main hero of the story is Hugh Pil...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42801902">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[2009 # 93<br/> Ken Follett - A Dangerous Fortune -  Finished - 7/2/2009<br/><br/>An older Follett book that had me reading steadily.  Set in 1800s London, it follows the ups and downs of the Pilaster Banking Family.  Hugh Pilaster is the son whose father broke away from the family and started his...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61496576">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[this is so far my favorite book..<br/>i honestly say that this is a real page-turner and you'll be hooked up 'til you finish it.....<br/>this book is about everyone's greed for money that they're able to do even the impossible just to get it...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fascinating book of suspense set in the late 1800's. It revolves around the banking industry at that time, corruption, crime and drama that surrounded the characters involved. A classic good wins over evil in the end. Although during the story it seemed like the evil people kept getting all the brea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50828093">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ken Follett has a talent for weaving complicated plots, creating complex characters, and for leaving you in suspense. None of those talents are evident in this book.  The characters are one dimensional, the plot is predictable, and there's never really any kind of suspense in the book.  It ends up r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45162550">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my other favorite Follett book (Pillars being the other, obv!). Another great example of the way he weaves several storylines together and keeps you dieing to find out what happens to his wonderful characters. I've read this one a ton of times and I'm still completely sucked in by the story ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38301024">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A soap opera set in late 1800's England around the rise, fall, and mostly inter-familial squabbling over a banking fortune- With the attractive but evil villain, conniving matriarch, the good but unlucky hero, the weak and manageable heir, etc. I like it. A pretty good story, as is usual with KF.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fabulous book!  This is the one that first turned me on to Follett.  He's an incredible story teller with an attention to detail that is impeccable.  You get so caugh up in his stories that you fail to realize you're actually getting a history lesson along the way.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[fun read- read it on the plane ride to and from seattle.  i love the epic nature of most of follett's books- you really feel like you are getting your time and money's worth with each read... he gives you the WHOLE story, not just some section of it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another enjoyable book by Ken Follett.  The story was good but It is just as important to me that I learn things and by reading about a time in the late 1800's England I was bound to learn something.  A good, summer vacation read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Twisted enough that it kept my attention, but i've learned that i just don't like books set in London or in the 1800's. I don't like the role women play during that time and i especially despise the &quot;high-society&quot;.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is based on bank collapses in England during the Victorian age.  Made me realize this stuff is not new!  Good but not necessarily great book.  Enjoyed it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Audio version was terrific.  This coming of age story of school boys had unexpected twists and turns to the tale that made it very interesting.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just saw this book on a shelf and remembered reading this a while ago.  It was my first Follett experience and I loved it.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Pillars of the Earth meets The Count of Monte Cristo.  Great character development, surprising twists, and driving plot made this book a pleasure to read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book started off slow but it got better.  However, the storyline was very similar to Pillars of the Earth except in 19th century England.  I finished it but I'm not certain I will read another one of his books.    ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book so long ago. I remember enjoying it. The characters, the plots were good. I would recommend it!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Classic Ken Follett. Excellent book that spans several decades. Family plots and treachery lead to an exciting end. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The story kept me interested, but this is typical chauvinistic Follett--his stereotypes about women and sex pervade most of his novels and make them hard to take.  Also, it is a book that tries to be an epic novel but fails miserably.]]></body>
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