Follet’s Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett: The PIllars of the Earth
Read: 2/20/1998.
This is a phenomenal read! While I wasn't exactly on the edge of my seat throughout the whole book, it was surprisingly satisfying.
I initially bought this book on the enthusiastic recommendation of a Hasting's clerk. So, I wound up being leery of it for some reason — and then it languished on my shelf for more than a year. Maybe two. So, when I was finally low on reading material I gave it a try. I was very pleased and am now serious about chasing down other Follet works.
The main protagonists are Tom Builder and his stepson Jack Jackson. (Follet is probably not lecturing on the “interesting names for your novel’s characters” tour.) Tom's lifelong's vision is to be appointed master builder of a cathedral church, and everything is
