Did Ken Follett really write this?
582308
Half way through this book I stopped and wondered, did Ken Follett really write this? If so, his literary license should be revoked. For example, real historical characters like John F. Kennedy do not need to be cast as the love interest of a secretary that aborts his spawn. This is completely disrespectful to the memory of a Catholic President and brings no real value to the story. Sadly, Kennedy is just one example of the book's needless degradation of American political leaders. I have read all of Ken Follett's books which is why I find it hard to believe he wrote such a boring and unrealistic book to end this trilogy.
443022
Have read and enjoyed all of Ken Follett's books up until Edge of Eternity.
Unfortunately Follett has chosen to express his ultra liberal views of the
American political system to such an extent that it does not present a fair
presentation of this historical period in American history.  The bias is overdone
and this book is somewhat of a dud!
1068150
Fantastic writing; Ken Follett is one of the best writers that teach a bit of factual history with a combination of fiction! I love his books
3291016
I know this was a novel, but I was disappointed that the history documented was so very biased.  I lived most of the time covered and I don't believe some of the history was presented in an unbiased manner.  Follett presented events as if conservatives were sinister and the left was the answer to all problems.  Either Mr. Follett does not care for the U.S. or his research consultants were trying to rewrite history.  I now question the research and history presented in his other novels.  I have enjoyed his novels in the past, but I probably will not rush to read further books by Mr. Follett.
3760397
This is not a book. It is a list of Ken Follett books. We got it so we can keep track of which books we have read. We (my wife who also has a Kindle) love Ken Follett's books & must keep track of them since some are on one Kindle & some on another. RAG
3466891
Sir Ranulph Fiennes, a man described as the greatest adventurer of all time, spins this tale of the horrors of Nazi death marches and derring-do in the unforgiving Antarctic. Fiennes claims to have found this story in a diary left behind in an abandoned arctic hut. But mindful of the embarrassment suffered by Der Stern magazine when it trumpeted that it had the official Hitler diaries when it did not, Fiennes does not claim it as non fiction.
You hope it is a piece of fiction, to be honest, but I suspect it is not. You find yourself wanting to drive down to New York and look up the Who's Who of real estate agents because the realtor MUST be known to SOMEONE. You badly want to find out.
Not for the faint of heart though - seriously.
2547646
This was a bit of a let down after reading several of the authors books. It wasn't that bad, just not what I expect from Ken Follett.
2554042
Has this man ever been to Zimbabwe?  No-one objects to writing as long as what is written is true.  I lived in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe for 25 years and have since been back many times.  Hanlon's writing is pure fiction and as far from the truth as it is possible to get.  Having taken over 4,000 fully efficent white farms that exported throughout Africa, the 170,000 black farmers that Hanlon praises to lustfully have managed to turn the country into a desert - witness the need to import food and offer nothing but begging bowls to the world at large.
I listened this morning to Mr Farayi and Mr Mbiti rubbishing the book and its content.
Write by all means but let us have the facts;Hanlon is a disgrace to the London School of Economics and to Truth,  James O'Toole, who has been, has lived there and has seen trhe evidence.
4352435
I am a huge Ken Follett fan.  At least I was until this last book.  Rather than infuse the writing with characters who are interesting and complex, he spends the time glossing over American and global politics with a leftist revisionist viewpoint.  What a disappointment.  Maybe he should stick with the Middle Ages.
976759
I have always loved Ken Follett's writing and eagerly awaited this last novel in his series.  I must say I was somewhat disappointed.  It seemed to me to be a history book interspersed with some fairly bare boned characters and their personal lives. This novel did not have the same intricate characters his previous novels did.  It almost seemed like Mr. Follett felt he needed to complete this series and did so in haste and perhaps was not 100% engaged with these characters.  While the history was indeed interesting and I did learn more about the Cuba missile crisis, the Nixon years etc., I felt the characters were lacking in depth.
The writing also seemed to be less rich than what I had been used to from Mr. Follett.  Sentences were short and not as descriptive as in his previous books.
I would be interested to see if others feel the same about this book.  Ken Follett has always been one of my favorite writers and I will very likely re-read the Pillars of the Earth and its sequels a few more times.
2430903
I am big Ken Follett fan.  The book started like it would be his best book yet.  However, it turned into political propaganda.  I bought the book to read great fiction with great character development.  What I got in this book was his political propaganda with a story to try to justify it.  Ken Follett should be ashamed and offer refunds for those of us who were duped and mislead.

While I loved the other 7 books from him I have purchased, I feel like I was violated and tricked on this book.  His objective was obviously to push a political agenda.  Which I happen to agree but that is NOT why I bought this book.
491132
This is Ken Follet's worst writing.  It was a page-turner and I read very miserably written word.
A beach book.
3255582
Ken Follett can take history and make it come alive off the page!!  It's over 1,000 pages and I read it
in a week~ BTW, this is Rob's mom, Susie~
83983
2 things: If you want to write a historical novel, write an accurate one; keep your personal bias out of the story. This was a long, confusing, historical drama based on and real people and events interpreted by Mr. Follett; he got some things right, but he also re-wrote history. His bias is evident in his handling of real people, events, and his fictional characters. I liked the first two books of this series, which I why I read the third; now I'm questioning the accuracy of the others.
2285182
This is made-up fake stuff by a wanna-be. Why not read the real - try Marryat's "Mr Midshipman Easy", etc. Marryat joined the Royal Navy in 1806 (yes 18) and fought against the French in the Med. He wrote this book in 1836 (yes 18) - it and other sources were  used by Forrester to create the Hornblower character. Read this book and compare situations to the early Hornblower actions - like identical.
4389928
Not very well written. I forced myself to finish it. I had read other Ken Follett books but this one was a complete disappointment.
2931467
What a bunch of liberal lies and altering of history!  I lived in those years and Follett just made things up to suit his view of events.  I hope younger readers check other sources of those years and get a truer picture of those times.