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The Pillars of the Earth
- Kingsbridge, Book 1
- Lu par : John Lee
- Durée : 40 h et 56 min
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Award-winning novelist Ken Follett is at his most magnificent in Pillars of the Earth, Book 1 of the trilogy series by the same name, narrated by professional voice artist John Lee. This incredible book has been voted in the top 100 of Britain’s Best Loved Books in the BBC The Big Read. The scope of detail in this audiobook is unparalleled. Its intricate plot is weaved with history, religion, politics, love and dishonour. It is an all-encompassing saga, delicately capturing the very core of existence in 12th-century England. Available now from Audible.
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An epic, spellbinding tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's historical masterpiece.
A Mason with a Dream
It is 1135 and civil war, famine and religious strife abound. With his family on the verge of starvation, mason Tom Builder dreams of the day that he can use his talents to create and build a cathedral like no other.
A Monk with a Burning Mission
Philip is the church prior of Kingsbridge. A resourceful man, he knows that if his town is to survive at all, it must find a way to truly thrive. He decides, then, to build Kingsbridge the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known.
A World of High Ideals and Savage Cruelty
As the prior recruits his mason, so begins a journey of ambition, anarchy and the struggle for absolute power. Facing enemies that would thwart them, they will stop at nothing to fulfil their grand plans of Kingsbridge. Soon build tensions between good and evil, turning church against state, and brother against brother . . .
The Pillars of the Earth is the first in The Kingsbridge Novels series, followed by World Without End and A Column of Fire.
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"Enormous and brilliant...this mammoth tale seems to touch all human emotion - love and hate, loyalty and treachery, hope and despair. This is truly a novel to get lost in." (Cosmopolitan)
"A historical saga of such breadth and density.... Follett succeeds brilliantly in combining hugeness and detail to create a novel imbued with the rawness, violence and blind faith of the era." (Sunday Express)
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- Diane59
- 09/01/2023
Loved it!
From the narrators performance to the precisely described details within this book, I just devoured it from beginning to end. Heading to another Ken Follet book now. Highly recommend it.
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- Linda Sing
- 06/12/2022
marvelous storytelling
very entertaining, very well documented characters in this superb historical novel. I strongly recommend for car travel.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 13/07/2021
As always a great read
an epic novel that deserves all the praise! I always come back to it and finish it in a couple of days.
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- Client d'Amazon
- 16/07/2020
Excellent book, excellent reading!
Just couldn't stop listening to this book! The story is nice and interesting, the reader makes it lively!
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 07/06/2020
Great!!
Ken Follet Books read by John Lee are something else!! Amazing storyline ! Thanks Ken!
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- sasha fraser
- 20/05/2019
flat and repetitiv, disapointed
Disapointed by the lack of dept to the story... The characters are predictable and the storyline is flat.
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- Alan
- 02/10/2011
Very very surprised
I am usually a fan of thriller type books and have listened to authors like Charlaine Harris and Nelson Demille, who I rate very highly.... I drive roadtrains for 12 hour shifts so like going for longer type books, and saw this book was 41 hours long and had seen a good review for it...so I got it with my credit for the month since it cost a little more. I thought there was a good chance it was going to be a mistake... I mean set in the 12th century about building of a cathedral, haha, i am not religious or much of a history buff....
Well all I can say is "This is one of the best books I have listened to since joining audible.com and I have listened to heaps"... Totally engrossed in it from the first 30 pages and it never stopped..... Get it and listen to it you won't be dissapointed whether you are a harley riding dude or a chick working in a lawyers office, you won't regret it.....
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- Miss Annie Jones
- 07/04/2012
Modern tripe
What disappointed you about The Pillars of the Earth?
The predictable one-dimensional characters, the predictable and unneccessary laciviousness, the lack of authenticity and the predictability.
What could Ken Follett have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Not written it.
Did John Lee do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
Yes, except his Welsh accent was all wrong (I'm from North Wales, we don't speak like extras from Gavin and Stacey, we don't call our fathers 'Da' - hate it when the whole of Wales is charicatured as South Wales - we're far more lyrical up here - Bryn Terfel, Rhys Ifans - listen to their accents).
What character would you cut from The Pillars of the Earth?
All but Aliona and Tom Builder.
Any additional comments?
I was so looking forward to listening to this, I love historical fiction, but there was nothing here which immersed me in the past, it was a modern story coincidentally set in 10th Century, with modern language, modern characters and modern sensibilities. It was beyond bad, really. I stuck with it until about three-quarters of the way through (admittedly, I increased the speed on my iPod to get through it more quickly) but the nastiness of the characters, the predictable way they acted, the vicarious pleasure Mr Follet seemed to take in the depravity shown towards women, it angered me and made my skin crawl. I abandoned the listen without regret.
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- Janine
- 02/01/2011
As good the second time around...
I read Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth when it was published in 1989 - and the epic is no less engaging the second time around. Follett has woven in all the elements of a top notch tale - good, evil, justice, injustice, ambition, greed, redemption... The addition of Follett's preface adds insights into the creation of the novel and his transition from thrillers to the much more complex structure and story of Pillars.
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- Hilary
- 10/01/2012
A time when "God and his saints slept........"
In " The Pillars of the Earth", as shown through the lives of widely differing characters, Ken Follett has painted an outstanding picture of the appalling chaos, poverty and starvation prevalent in England during the nine years when Stephen and Matilda were rampaging around the country fighting for the crown.
The general breakdown of any justice or law and the perpetual uncertainty and brutality of life is very clearly shown. Those in authority changed so often that the general populace had no idea who would be their next harsh and demanding masters. The devious political intrigues between and within both church and state, fuelled by greed, spite and lust for power are well portrayed. Be prepared for many graphic descriptions of extreme and cruel violence. It is certainly typical of the times but you can skip in a book, harder with an ipod!
Woven into the tale and central to the theme are clear, understandable explanations and descriptions of the actual planning, building and methods used in 12th century England to build a cathedral. Such majestic and spectacular results were achieved with rudimentary methods and simple tools we can only be awed and the trials and triumphs of the Kingsbridge builders felt personal.
Recommended as an amazing book with so much of various interest and narrated superbly by John Lee.
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- Jacobus
- 13/11/2010
At lomg last... the unabridged version
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is a book on intrigue, romance, strife and the building of a cathedral. Like War and Peace and some of the older classics you are confronted with more of the characters' lives than usual. However, you are not wondering about the main characters.
Although a long listen, this book is worth it. The narrator, John Lee, was able to bring this monumental work of Follett sufficiently to life. He pulled you through the one or two places of boredom.
For those who have or are watching the television series, the book and the series differs substantially. This leaves certain things unpredictable.
The book comes highly recommended.
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- Cheryl
- 15/07/2011
Wonderful Narration
A rich absorbing book with a spellbinding narration. I loved the change of pace and subtlety of the narrator.
Another Ken Follett masterpiece!
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- Geoff Rea
- 13/12/2010
Repetitious
It has taken me years to get around to this book. I actually quite enjoyed it although at 41 hours Mr Follett has made it twice as long as it needed to be. Many of the themes were repetitious and similar life stories seemed to apply to quite a few of the characters. I have always liked John Lee as a narrator. He saved the book for me.
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- Sonja
- 01/12/2010
An epic tale!
I am a huge fan of Ken Follett so am somewhat biased, however on this occasion I think he deserves all the praise he gets. It is a long book with many characters in whose lives you become immersed. I never got bored or wished away a single word or sentence. The narration was excellent. It is an epic story and worth more than 1 credit!
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- Sluggalot
- 09/10/2016
Where you all listening to the same book as me?
I really don't understand the positive reviews of this book. It's truly one of the worst books I've listened to.
The characters are either stamped good guys or bad guys. And don't expect any surprises or plot twists because the author tells you exactly what his characters are going to do before they do it.
The author takes a lot of pleasure in really making sure you understand his main bad guy is bad. Hence lots of rape scenes that are really unnecessary. Also some terribly written sex scenes between 'good' characters that go on for way too long and just become awkward to the point of nausea.
This book is so long. And not in a good way. And it has more endings than the lord of the rings. Just when you think the book should finish.. Nope 10 more hours to go! It also doesn't build pace, it just peters out and you're left thinking 'I went through all that for nothing??!'
Also, although I love medieval history - which is why I wanted to read the book - it feels like the author what's to lecture you half the time on medieval life. So as interesting as medieval monastery and town planning is, along with crop rotation, stone carving techniques, felting, baking.. Etc etc etc it really really slows down the story to the point of boredom.
I want 40 hours of my life back..
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- Toni
- 31/07/2013
Engrossing
What did you like about this audiobook?
The listener becomes completely immersed in this world of cathedrals and their building, life challenges, politics and love.
Does the author present information in a way that is interesting and insightful, and if so, how does he achieve this?
The way in which historical information and the storyline were woven together.
What did you find wrong about the narrator's performance?
Nothing. John Lee is fabulous.
Do you have any additional comments?
This book was thoroughly enjoyable. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
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- Lena
- 16/01/2013
Spannender, toller Klassiker grandios gelesen!
Ich muss zugeben, dass ich Ken Follet vorher nie gelesen habe. Gleich einen solchen Schinken zum "Kennenlernen" zu lesen, hätte ich vielleicht nicht die nötige Geduld für gehabt. Daher dachte ich, mit einem Hörbuch von ihm kann man es ja mal versuchen.
Zudem war ich bisher auch nie ein großer Fan von historischen Romanen.
Dieses Buch hat mich in beiden Angelegenheiten eines Besseren belehrt. Der Roman ist von der ersten Minute an unglaublich mitreißend. Man wird fast etwas melancholosch, wenn das Buch sich zum Ende neigt, nachdem man fast die Ganzen Lebensgeschichten dieser vielen Charaktäre in dem Buch verfolgt hat.
Ken Follet hat meiner Meinung nach eine schöne, elegante, einfache Schreibweise ohne zu viel Schnickschnack. Man muss also auch kein Englisch-Muttersprachler oder -Genie sein, um der Geschichte gut folgen zu können.
Bei den bildlichen Beschreibungen der Sakralbauten geht wohl fast jedem Architekt das Herz auf...
Betonen muss ich dabei auch ganz besonders den Leser John Lee. Einen besseren hätten sie hierfür nicht finden können! Er hat eine tolle angenehme Stimme und liest von Anfang bis Ende mit voller Hingabe. Ich denke, seine Leistung trägt keinen geringen Teil dazu bei, dass man dieses Buch verschlingen muss!
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- Klathipau
- 08/01/2021
Missing important chapter
Unfortunately there is a whole chapter missing. Buy one of the other versions (40h 50min) instead of this 40h 13min version.
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- Jonas Lache
- 09/01/2018
Ich bin begeistert! A legendary masterpiece!
Dieser mitreißende historische Roman verführt in die authentische Welt des frühen Mittelalters. Das Englisch ist dank einer einfachen Klarheit des grandiosen Sprechers John Lee gut zu verstehen, weshalb ich dieses Hörbuch im Original nur empfehlen kann. Die 40 Stunden gehen schneller als erwartet vorüber!
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- Amazon Kunde
- 01/05/2017
sehr spannend
sehr spannendes und vor allem auch interessantes Buch mit geschichtliche m Tiefgang. Das Englisch ist nicht sehr schwierig sodass es auch zur Verbesserung des Englisch gut ist.
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- Jens Bayer
- 26/04/2015
Absolutely spellbinding book
What a great story about the lifes of people in the Middle Ages, some of them good, some of them evil. This is a highly entertaining book which is hard to put down ....
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- Ragnhild Finke
- 01/03/2023
Grandios
Eines der wenigen Bücher, das ich mehrmals gelesen sowie auf Deutsch und Englisch gehört habe. Der Sprecher hat den Figuren Leben eingehaucht. Ich habe mit ihnen mitgefiebert. Vielen Dank
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- Anonymer Hörer
- 21/02/2023
Fesselnde Geschichte
Trotz der gewaltigen Länge, nie langweilig und mit vielen historischen und fachlichen Informationen gespickt! Ken Follett at its best!
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- Bettina Formella
- 28/04/2022
John Lee saved the day
Not a great piece of literature, but definitely a great source of entertainment. As long as you don't take the story apart, it's wonderfully fun to follow with witty characters that are read just perfectly in this version. Am happy ;)
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- Sandra Lewis
- 07/10/2021
Really good book for long drives
well written story and read with great enthuisasm. as a long distance lorry driver this helped the long hours bearable
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- Annekatrin Geßner
- 04/05/2021
Hätte gut sein können...
Das Buch ist spannend, mitreißend, erfreifend, die Charaktere sind lebendig, die Geschichte fesselnd. Aber - der Sprecher nervt mit seiner merkwürdigen Aussprache, eher amerikanisch als Englisch. Und es fehlt ein ganz wichtiges Kapitel. Das geht gar nicht!
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