Kelraz Bladesinger
07-23-2010, 03:50 PM
Halo I imagine you'll appreciate this more than most, but its going to be enjoyable for all.
Ken Follett's book, who I could never fairly describe other than to say it was excellent, was made into a mini series starting tonight on Stars - and the reviews thus far sound like they did the book justice.
While the book is probably better, I'd think this is warranted a watch for anyone who likes reading or watching good stuff.
The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_novel) by Ken Follett (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Follett) published in 1989 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_in_literature) about the building of a cathedral (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral) in Kingsbridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsbridge), England (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England). It is set in the middle of the twelfth century, primarily during the time sometimes called the Anarchy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anarchy), between the time of the sinking of the White Ship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Ship) and the murder of Thomas Becket (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Becket).
The book traces the development of Gothic architecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_architecture) out of the preceding Romanesque architecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanesque_architecture) and the fortunes of the Kingsbridge priory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priory) against the backdrop of actual historical events of the time. Although Kingsbridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsbridge) is the name of an actual English town, the Kingsbridge in the novel is actually a fictional location representative of a typical market town of the time.
Until this novel was published, Follett had previously been known for writing in the thriller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_%28genre%29) genre. The Pillars of the Earth became Follett's best-selling work.
The book was listed at no. 33 on the BBC's Big Read (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Read), a 2003 survey with the goal of finding the "nation's best-loved book." The book was also selected for Oprah's Book Club (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah%27s_Book_Club) in 2007.
Ken Follett's book, who I could never fairly describe other than to say it was excellent, was made into a mini series starting tonight on Stars - and the reviews thus far sound like they did the book justice.
While the book is probably better, I'd think this is warranted a watch for anyone who likes reading or watching good stuff.
The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_novel) by Ken Follett (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Follett) published in 1989 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_in_literature) about the building of a cathedral (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral) in Kingsbridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsbridge), England (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England). It is set in the middle of the twelfth century, primarily during the time sometimes called the Anarchy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anarchy), between the time of the sinking of the White Ship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Ship) and the murder of Thomas Becket (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Becket).
The book traces the development of Gothic architecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_architecture) out of the preceding Romanesque architecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanesque_architecture) and the fortunes of the Kingsbridge priory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priory) against the backdrop of actual historical events of the time. Although Kingsbridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsbridge) is the name of an actual English town, the Kingsbridge in the novel is actually a fictional location representative of a typical market town of the time.
Until this novel was published, Follett had previously been known for writing in the thriller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_%28genre%29) genre. The Pillars of the Earth became Follett's best-selling work.
The book was listed at no. 33 on the BBC's Big Read (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Read), a 2003 survey with the goal of finding the "nation's best-loved book." The book was also selected for Oprah's Book Club (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah%27s_Book_Club) in 2007.