http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2010/11/08/the-pillars-of-the-earth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-pillars-of-the-earth You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me – C. S. Lewis Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:06:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2010/11/08/the-pillars-of-the-earth/#comment-305 oldenglishrose Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:33:57 +0000 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/?p=398#comment-305 Oh thank goodness, I feel exactly the same! There does come a time when giving a negative review to a very popular book that I wonder if perhaps I've missed something crucial. It's always reassuring to find others who were equally unimpressed. Oh thank goodness, I feel exactly the same! There does come a time when giving a negative review to a very popular book that I wonder if perhaps I’ve missed something crucial. It’s always reassuring to find others who were equally unimpressed.

]]> http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2010/11/08/the-pillars-of-the-earth/#comment-300 Elena Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:32:43 +0000 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/?p=398#comment-300 How good it feels to finally find somebody who didn't like "The Pillars of the Earth"! I started to read it three times, and never managed to get further than page 70. Having not read it all, I cannot say whether I would have agreed with all your criticism, but clearly the reason I couldn't finish this book was that it didn't seem believable historical fiction: just, as you say, modern people walking around in period clothes. How good it feels to finally find somebody who didn’t like “The Pillars of the Earth”! I started to read it three times, and never managed to get further than page 70. Having not read it all, I cannot say whether I would have agreed with all your criticism, but clearly the reason I couldn’t finish this book was that it didn’t seem believable historical fiction: just, as you say, modern people walking around in period clothes.

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