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Good read
i have the first book in the trilogy Fall of Giants and it was great. He is a good author. The book arrived on time and in great shape. Happy with purchase. Only started reading
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Brilliant and totally absorbing.
The Century trilogy makes for superb reading. The characters which run through the books are expertly described and brought to life and the storyline is very absorbing. The background is the troubled times which led to both world wars so; is full of drama. He makes the evolution of the Russian communist state absolutely understandable and what could have been a dull subject becomes totally absorbing. The same can be said for the rise of Hitler and all that followed. You would, of course, be well advised to read the three books in the correct chronoligcal order as characters are introduced in sequence and you would miss some of this skillfull writing. Kenn Follett knows how to grip the reader so don't be put off when you see that the books are thick: you will find them a very easy read and totally absorbing. The trilogy has been one of the best "reads" for me.Read full review
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A Ken Follett masterpiece
I was so looking forward to reading this book. As it has over 1000 pages I needed to be sure I would have the time to give this book the attention it needed. It is very factual and quite illuminating on the events that occurred during my teen years. It made the conversations my parents had more understandable. Recommend this to the younger generation who have no idea what the world was like during the 60s. It wasn't all flower power and drugs! Read full review
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An excellent end to the Follett trilogy
Having read books 1 & 2 of the trilogy, I had to get the 3rd book to hopefully finalise a fantastic collection of books based on fact and fiction it keeps the reader in touch with what happened to our ancestors (early pre first world war and onwards to date) pick out what you will but whatever I don't hesitate to recommend that everyone reads these excellent books The Edge of Eternity was a fabulous build up to an equally fabulous end.Read full review
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Edge of Eternity
This is the last in the trilogy following families from Britain, Germany, Russia and the U.S..A. who live through the momentous events of the 20th century and how there lives become connected. A good read not to heavy and keeps your interest throughout . Well worth the investment in money and time .Read full review
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A little disappointing end of a trilogy
I enjoyed the first 2 books in this series but struggled a little with this the 3rd. I started to not "care " about the characters which became more and more diverse and complicated. About halfway through this immense book, the British families were not mentioned and considering the 70- 80s timeframe nothing about the miners strike, the Falklands or the Thatcher government. Had Follett forgotten them?Read full review
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Absorbing. It keeps you interested.
Third book in The Century trilogy. So you need to read the other two books first. Lots of historical detail if you like that sort of thing. Have to keep referring to the list of characters at front of book as there are quite a few but this does not put me off. Love the way Ken Follett writes.Read full review
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Amazing read
This book is the last of a trilogy. All three books are page turners, the characters are interesting and you learn about history at the same time. The books are thick but you read them in no time
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Ending book in a trilogy
This trilogy is excellent. Lots of interesting characters and relationships are portrayed. The story puts lots of historical events into context and in a very digestible and enjoyable way.
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Great historical read
excellent read very good historical detail
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