The most racist comment in the book is when a black woman, and a major heroine of the book, refers to a young white man and a "white boy", and yet it is not even noted. Gorbachev good! As with a lot of series, the first book gets you hooked then the language and sex gets progressively worse in the following volumes. Plot Summary of Edge of Eternity: In the final installment of Ken Follett’s Century Trilogy, five families of different nationalities (American, Russian, German, Welsh, and British) experience the rise of Communism and the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, and the rock n roll and hippie movements. CIA bad! I think you have to have some perspective to make historic fiction interesting, otherwise it ends up being a text. . Follett continues with the successful formula from Fall of Giants and Winter of the World to bring this massive, all-encompassing popular drama of life in the 20th Century to a conclusion. One extraordinary era. Refresh and try again. 5 out of 5 stars Brilliant Sequel The novel's … Pillars of the Earth is up there with the best books written in the last few decades. It's funny....when I read a Follett novel......I dream about the characters while I sleep at night, as if they are real people. At least this writer does that for me. As a lifelong fan of the author I am truly dismayed by this overly drawn out, repetitive and frankly boring conclusion to a trilogy that began so well. The books are long, 900 -1000 pages each, but well worth every page - but as a result you can't read a little and put the book down for an extended period before picking it up again as you will be hard put to keep all characters and events straight in your mind. I’ve been a fan of Ken Follett’s writing for years and The Pillars of the Earth is one of my all time favourite novels, but sadly this book seemed rushed and it felt like he had got bored with the series. The novel tells the story of the third generation of families developed in the first two novels and located in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War. . The first two books were justifiably long, but this one felt like it was long just for the sake of being long. This was a great read...wonderful historical travel through the turbulent 1960's 70's, and 80's. To see what your friends thought of this book, Follett has a left wing perspective. Praise for Edge of Eternity [Follett] is a commanding storyteller who has taken on an impossibly large task and accomplished it with passion, intelligence, and skill. Ken Follett has done it again. Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2017. I believe Maria's story is loosely based on the true st. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published No recommendations here. Dutton, $36 (1,120p) ISBN 978-0-525-95309-8. You can still see all customer reviews for the product. Worst of all is the open hostility and unnecessary, excessive abuse and insults thrown at Reagan and Bush, who are characterised as worse than many of the former Communist dictators and mocked insofar as anyone might give them credit for their undeniably successful strategy of defeating communism by bankrupting the old USSR. The third book in the Century Trilogy is bookended by the creation and destruction of the Berlin Wall, symbolizing the rise and fall of communism. Granted lots of literary license to have his various families in the center of all that was happening, but how else could the story be told. Really awful. (But he evens it out: Russian whites put down other Russian whites.) Kennedy's good! --The Washington Post Edge of Eternity is as compulsively readable a mighty page-turner as its two predecessors. On its own or read in sequence with Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, this is an irresistible and spellbinding epic about the fight for personal freedom set during the Cold War. Really? See all 46 questions about Edge of Eternity…. Edge of Eternity is the epic, final novel in Ken Follett's captivating and hugely ambitious Century trilogy. What do the good guys do? Edge of Eternity is the epic, final novel in Ken Follett's captivating and hugely ambitious Century trilogy. One of my favorite writers decided to rewrite the history of the World in the 80's & 90's. Edge of Eternity is the epic, final novel in Ken Follett's captivating and hugely ambitious Century trilogy. Edge of Eternity is the epic, final novel in Ken Follett's captivating and hugely ambitious Century trilogy. One said his name and that he was basically going nowhere and the other said while he said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall", they then went on to say it was pretty much Gorbachev's plan anyway and he was ready to take it down so Reagan really was just taking advantage of history. It's filthy capitalist money and I'm certain you don't want to keep it. Edge of Eternity : Ken Follett : 9780525953098 We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. All love angles seem forced in awkwardly. But Edge of Eternity is one of my very favorites because I lived through and remember all the events that happened in this volume. Download books for free. I am a big fan of Follett's previous work. Reviews. Like its predecessors, Edge of Eternity is a solid, rigorously researched work of popular fiction. It's hard to believe that the same author that wrote one of the great books of all time, "Pillars of the Earth", also wrote this book. Edge of Eternity is Disappointment Having read and enjoyed nearly all of Ken Follett’s novels, I was shocked and saddened to read Edge of Eternity, which focused on events in the United States, Germany, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. Seemed to be forcing a particular political agenda also... As I said about the second book in the trilogy, too broad a canvas to be effective. Lost all respect for him. Throughout these books, Follett has followed the fortunes of five intertwined families – American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh – as they make their way through the twentieth century. While I might have forgiven the author for his anger toward whites and their mistreatment of Blacks before the Civil Rights movement, I cannot forgive him for presenting almost every white as an evil, low-intelligence thug. I’ll start out by saying that I read this book mostly just out of curiosity to see how Follett’s Century Trilogy ended. And out of the 3 this one I could most relate to, because I was born in 1959,and the things happening in it up to 2008, I saw on the news. Reviewed by: Lisa Verge Higgins. Nixon bad! It's an honest entertainment that brings back vivid, sometimes painful, memories of the not-too-distant past. Kept my interest and read to the end. Was all that necessary? Bush bad! BUY THIS BOOK. They don't take it in and care for it. After two interesting and engaging books in this trilogy, I am sorry I wasted the time on this garbage. Edge of Eternity: Follett, Ken: Amazon.sg: Books. Connections between real and fictional characters are painfully and unconvincingly contrived. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. You can read more book reviews or buy Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy) by Ken Follett at Amazon.co.uk Amazon currently charges £2.99 for standard delivery for orders under £20, over which delivery is free. EDGE OF ETERNITY is the sweeping, passionate conclusion to Ken Follett's extraordinary historical epic, The Century Trilogy. Rather than create a thrilling story about the conflicts and triumphs of the five intriguing families we met in the previous books, he offers a left-wi. Edge of Eternity is the sweeping, passionate conclusion to Ken Follett’s extraordinary historical epic, The Century Trilogy. 'Edge of Eternity' keeps the pages turning through the end of the 20th century The concluding book of Ken Follett's 'Century' trilogy turns the second half of the 20th century into gripping reading. Ken Follett continues to produce great novels. Ken Follett believes in the power of a good story. Female characters annoyingly think and do things only a man would imagine. ISBN: 9780330460613. The characters in this book unlike characters in his previous books (that I really enjoyed) are caricatures. Over 170 million copies of the 36 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 33 languages. Republicans bad! One character is passionately straight and then is conveniently gay, and always has been, ten years later. Ken Follett is one of the world’s most successful authors. There are surely few 1000+ page novels out there that are as easily read as Edge of Eternity. an ambitious, masterful, page-turning, utterly absorbing series. ... Review: Band Baajaa Bride; Lights On. There were also a few laughable moments along the way.....I have never, ever heard mention of "jumbo" in reference to President Lyndon Johnson......(Cracked Me Up!). I can't imagine what Caroline Kennedy thinks of that section of the book. The author only knew one expletive and used it as a noun, verb, adjective. I’ve been a fan of Ken Follett’s writing for years and The Pillars of the Earth is one of my all time favourite novels, but sadly this book seemed rushed and it felt like he had got bored with the series. While not essential it will be even more fun to follow the families through their entire story rather than just independently reading any one of the 3 books. Edge of Eternity is the epic, final novel in Ken Follett's captivating and hugely ambitious Century trilogy. Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett. As always with Ken Follett, the historical background is brilliantly researched and rendered, the action fast-moving, the characters rich in nuance and emotion. There are more unlikeable characters than not in this story, (vindictive Hans Hoffman was #1 on my list with the self-serving Jasper Murray a close 2nd.). This is the last time I am reading this arrogant haughty fellow. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. His depiction of President Bush (41) was no less objective labeling him a bumbling war monger. I would suggest that you start with the first book "The Fall of Giants" since I think most readers will love it as I did and then you will want to immediately follow up by reading the next 2 books in order. Not one single mention of Margaret Thatcher. I lived it, I experie. Shop now. That dude was Dimka. In big multi POV stories you always have that one character who's chapters you can't stand and slog through just to get to the good characters. “. I recall being scared during the Cuban Missile Crisis, but don't remember the U.S. surveilance plane that was shot down; and reliving the assassination of JFK brought back the sad and shocking memory.....like 9-11 and the first moon walk.....you just never forget those times. The first third was as we're used to, descriptive and captivating. On its own or read in sequence with Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, this is an irresistible and spellbinding epic about the fight for personal freedom set during the Cold War. Like the other two books in the trilogy, Edge of Eternity can stand alone as a novel.