Pillars of the Earth?

SecretServiceWife · August 2011

Did anyone read this book? I don't even know what it's about.

I was on the waitlist and just got it yesterday, but I also had 2 other books waiting for me, and I just don't see myself motivating that much to read 3 books before they're due (and they're all on the waitlist, so I can't renew them.)

Should I even attempt Pillars of the Earth?

(First world problems)

victoria1212 · August 2011

great book! I picked it up many, many years ago and it is still one of my favorites. It centers around the building of a cathedral in the gothic-style and focuses on the architect/builder but has many intertwined stories. I am not doing it justice- it is a great read.

kafunder · August 2011

I also loved it. It is terrific! I still sometimes think about the characters.

tracy042206 · August 2011

It's a good book but it is long so I would go with the other two if you have a time limit. I have it if you want to borrow it. I think I got mine through paperbackswap.com - it is an older one and they usually have the extra copies of older ones on there immediately.

mssaint · August 2011

Great book, but it is very long. If you have 3 books available, maybe focus on the other two first.

QueSrah · August 2011

It's a really good book, but I think it took me six weeks to read it. (I was very motivated, but I'm not a super fast reader.) I'd probably put it off if you have a lot of other books to read soon.

Hey Jellisy · August 2011

I'll ditto everyone else that it's a great book. I read it in high school and loved it and then reread it as an adult. There is also a mini-series based on the book that you can watch on Netflix streaming.

alliapistor · August 2011

I read it a couple of months ago and really liked it. I like historical fiction though. And in many ways it fit in with a lot of other books I've read recently (e.g., Phillipa Gregory). If you like those type of books, I think you would like it.

Of course, it depends on what your other books are and what the wait is for them. I want to say it took me about a 3 week wait to get Pillars of the Earth in epub format from the the Fairfax County library.

kastle · August 2011

there's also a great mini series adaptation on netflix!

septemberdreams · August 2011

I also loved it. I had doubts b/c it doesn't sound interesting but it was great and so was the second book.

SecretServiceWife · August 2011

Hmm. I love historial fiction.

I read the prologue last night and it seems like this book will take me just under forever to read. I think it might have to go back to the library to be read at a different time.

Thanks for the input!

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