Ken follet century trilogy7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I understand that this is the beginning of a trilogy and perhaps the subsequent books will allow for even more interesting developments and be on par with Pillars and World\’s End. Fall of Giants doesn\’t really compare to either book, but I felt it deserved 4 stars because it is enjoyable in its own right. But that is the problem, isn\’t it? It is very difficult to consider this novel independently given Follet\’s other massive historical novels – Pillars and World\’s End – were just so remarkable. In fact, if I consider the novel stand-alone, my only significant criticisms would be the lack of a clear antagonist (other than circumstances) as all the characters seemed noble in their own way and personally I would have liked to see more of the \”bad\” Russian brother, who seemed the most interesting of the main characters. I thought the multiple interweaving storylines were each interesting and unlike some other reviewers, I didn\’t have an issue keeping track of different characters or their motivations. ![]() In fact I found this approach to be one of the most accessible ways to understand WWI that I have encountered. Overall it seemed, from my reading of various non-fiction historical accounts of WWI, very accurate. I thought it was a very good novel that closely followed the build-up to and prosecution of World War I from multiple perspectives. ![]()
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