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Dec 30, 2007
Rachel
rated it
it was amazing
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historical-fiction,
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Before the holidays Oprah chose "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett as her book club pick. It sounding very interesting when she described it . . . 12th century, building a cathedral, love, war, and lots more. I really like historical fiction so I thought I'd give it a try. I bought the book at Barnes and Noble and also downloaded the audiobook from Audible.com. This way I read along with the audiobook when I was home, but since the book was almost 1000 pages and 40 hours of unabridged audiobo
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One of the best books ever! And the series on TV was very good, too.
Nov 30, 2008
stephanie
marked it as to-read
finally giving in to the pressure of my sister.
I liked this book better than I thought I would! It was an entertaining read, and although I doubt I'll ever read it again, I'm not sorry that I spent a couple weeks slogging through it.
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Jun 21, 2008
Christina, Join Me on Storygraph!
rated it
really liked it
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2008
This book took me awhile to get into; its size was certainly daunting and it was really slow to get off the ground. I started to get interested somewhere along the way, and REALLY wanted to see the bad guy get his. Overall, I was happy with the book, but it also wasn't the greatest thing I've ever read.
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A historical novel about the building of a medieval cathedral. I enjoyed the historical details, but just didn't buy the characters' language and conversation...too modern for its times.
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Jun 15, 2008
Alison
marked it as to-read
Nov 29, 2009
Julie
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Jun 29, 2010
Amy
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Mar 23, 2014
Jennifer Medeiros
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