Ken follet is a gifted writerand does not disappoint! Another follett page turner. Follett is a master story teller.

The storyline is amazing. Excellent plot interweave. Family conflicts, intrigue, greed & * abound.

This book is pure 8th grade drivel. Just a bunch of historical ramblings mixed in with strange gossip. This goes into the hopper of books that have taken up too many hours of my 5 score and ten. I am so tired of purchasing book for my kindle that end ...  Read More

Incredibly unrewarding. The sample rarely informs you of this impending trash!

The writing is sub par and the characters are all such a bunch of cardboard cutouts. The worst of ken follett's work.

The twists are too coincidental. Weakened by predictable characters and excessive, unnecessary and tiresome * scenes. I agree with many reviewers that this was a very formulaic novel.

Dave barry's collection of essays from the 1980's is a mirthful literary tap-dance. Equally as interesting is barry's synposis of popular classics and poems. Barry dedicates this book to mom and dad, who never made me go see santa claus.

There's lots of references to commies which either means barry was extremely paranoid and brainwashed by his government of the time. Or he is retelling the same joke over and over again throughout the book.