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'The Pillars of the Earth' tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known... Of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect - a man divided in his soul... Of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by
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jennifer_johnston_7706 shared a tip "One of my all time favorite reads!"
jennifer_johnston_7706 shared a tip "In my top ten book favorites. This is the best book of the series"
howard_krugman shared a tip "Excellent book. Hard to put down"
shelly_1756 shared a tip "Starting this one today after having it my tbr list for ages! Anyone else read this one? Hoping it's as good as everyone says."
ricardo_doliveira shared a tip "Excellent!!"
anna_denos shared a tip "This book has me SPEECHLESS. Holy crap, if you love historical fiction, this is a MUST read!"
eric_grimes shared a tip "KF has a bunch of epics, but this one still stands out as #1."
gwen_hourihan shared a tip "Huge book but so good! Drama around the building of cathedrals. Fascinating."
kathrin_deddeh shared a tip "Only one of the best books on earth"
denise_walker_1496 shared a tip "I just finished The Silent Patient. How about you?"
laura_trix shared a tip "Great historical fiction !!"
antonio_juarez_2586 shared a tip "Never thought that a book that is a thousand pages long would feel as if it wasn’t long enough..."
larry_mogolov shared a tip "Everything Ken Follett writes is worth reading."
cathey_mills shared a tip "It was definitely the one I liked best"
ameliaexlibris shared a tip "Couldn't get through it!"
karen_weideman shared a tip "A long read, but the engineer in me enjoyed the architecture descriptions"
amber_fritz_39 shared a tip "Amazing book about the past, building, and relationships. I highly recommend!"
julie_vanderyagt shared a tip "The entire series is so good! It's a trilogy"
mo_annis shared a tip "one of the few oprah recommended books I have loved. Henrietta Leaks is the other one"
christina_macfadzen shared a tip "I liked World Without End a little better"
elaine_ebach shared a tip "It all depends on the mood I am in. I have many favourites and always looking for new ones"
fabrizio_diaz_contin shared a tip "Amazing story and protagonists but with unnecessary sex scenes and one dimensional villians"
cynthia_wiley shared a tip "This book is in my top 10 favorite list. Every year I reread it and I'm never bored. It's that good and memorable."
carla_evans shared a tip "One of my all time favorite books!"
jeni_aileen shared a tip "I don't have a favorite! But some my most recent loves are; Mexican Gothic, In The Woods, and Neverwhere."
robin_barker_7630 shared a tip "Epic masterpiece"
julie_reavis_ shared a tip "Amazing book!"
benjamin_leach shared a tip "I was completely immersed in this book. The next one in the series couldn't hold my attention though, unfortunately."
nicole_meyer_6099 shared a tip "Amazing historical fiction that draws you in and has it all: revenge, romance, family dynamics, twists and turns!"
julie_rogers_8920 shared a tip "It’s a winter affair."
barbara_staradumsky shared a tip "Great book"
angel_hajjar shared a tip "I have read this book a good dozen times. It still takes me on a roller coaster of emotions"
kathy_speedy shared a tip "Hi Debra, this is probably my all-time favorite book! Highly recommend!"
loryn_bunker shared a tip "Love him!"
ashley_scott_9614 shared a tip "Really brings you into the period with accurate details and real historical figures"
becky_bergen shared a tip "My favorite book of all time! I have read it three times and it amazing each read"
kristan_farr shared a tip "Not sure. I liked them all equally."
genevieve_byrnes shared a tip "Or this one"
stacey_eidse shared a tip "This whole series by Ken Follett is excellent. Just started Game of Thrones book 1. Good reading so far"
leah_porter_2554 shared a tip "Everything but the ending. It was hard to get through. What was yours?"
cheri_yancone shared a tip "One of my all time favorite books!"
kristine_dahlmann shared a tip "One of the longest books I have read but also one of the best!! Always engaged with this book"
simone_dixon shared a tip "This is my favorite book of all time!! 🙌🏾"
tony_frangoudis shared a tip "Loved this book . Love the era and the way Ken wrote it ."
chelsey_jeannotte shared a tip "Most stressful book of ALL TIME but the MOST satisfying ending!"
laura_bramlett shared a tip "One of my all time favorites!"
ira_zorn shared a tip "There were two sequels to this book and in 2021 Follett released a prequel to the book"
christy_1649 shared a tip "Love historical fiction"
dawud_makonnen shared a tip "Yes although 1K pages it was a fantastic read. Highly recommend for a glimpse of the past."
denise_body shared a tip "👍👍👍"
michele_2467 shared a tip "Long but very good book! Interesting characters and info about the building of cathedrals."
kalen_hagen shared a tip "I jumped on the GoT and The Witcher. A bit different, but really good."
dan_sullivan_3073 shared a tip "Medieval soap opera on architecture and construction. Enjoyable read."
meghan_den_hartog shared a tip "A classic… an epic… the whole series is amazing."
mary_reisetter shared a tip "My favorite book!"
becky_balder shared a tip "Favorite of all time."
robi_ethridge shared a tip "I enjoyed the whole book..did not have a specific favorite part."
petra_jones shared a tip "Great historical fiction"
sammy_ryan shared a tip "Its amazing! I promise it won't disappoint."
blake_mcdaniel shared a tip "My favorite book of all time"
will_moll shared a tip "The chase scene with the pig at the beginning and Tom actually building the church. Yours?"
lil-farrah shared a tip "8/10"
tammy_cirilli shared a tip "One of my first historical fictions. Fell in love with it."
mary_molen shared a tip "I just bought the next two books in this series, world Without End and Column of Fire. Not read yet."
christine_olszewski shared a tip "I've only read this one, work ALWAYS gets in the way"
nikki_beadle shared a tip "My fav series!"
susan_casale shared a tip "I loved this book."
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