Reviews

The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett

lugothekid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

tkm1288's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

gatorreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

yuiop12's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mvalat01's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

buecher_und_huehner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

leafdmcg's review against another edition

adventurous emotional relaxing

3.5

joey1914's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

b_morganbooks's review against another edition

5.0

I read Pillars of the Earth a couple of years ago and it has been on my list of favourites ever since. I have been meaning to continue the series but they feel like the kind of books that can only be read once in a while.

There is nothing that interests me more than learning about an average person’s life in the past. It is unusual that you get to see this but I find these books to be hugely captivating ‘slice of life’ stories. I can never get over the differences in lifestyle between now and then, and this highlighted the differences even further. I also loved how the time felt so different to Pillars of the Earth. I picked it up thinking it was about Vikings but it wasn’t. They just made for a traumatic beginning and left the characters to deal with the aftermath.

These books take the reader on such a journey and although they are extremely slow paced, they give you the time to really get to know the characters and feel sorry for them when they are having a hard time, as they are at all times.

It’s slightly embarrassing how long it took me to realise that the bridge being built was Kingsbridge, but when Edgar said it, I could’ve had a little cry. It really made me think about the work that goes into creating these structures that we all take for granted in our modern world.

Ken Follett has cemented himself as one of my favourite authors and I’m sure I’ll be reading the next book in this series much sooner than this one. Although this was the prequel, you could pick this one up first if it interests you. 

nikkit_nzl's review against another edition

5.0

This was great! It took me right back to the pillars by of the earth - excellent story and characters that you really grew to love and despise!