I am a slow reader for several reasons one reason being, when I read I have a movie going on in my head. Now that I’ve almost finished the trilogy, I am going to add it to the “Reading a book on war” also.
I was looking at my 2016 Reading Challenge (blog 12-10-2015) and decided I wanted to read the book that is over 400 page challenge. Sprinkled throughout each book is also a collection of real historical characters named in real historical events. Each family listed under their country language: American, French, German, Austrian, Russian, and Welsh. Each book of “The Century Trilogy” begins with a six page character list. ( The Fall of Giants, author Ken Follett published by Signet sold by Penguin Group, 2011 983 pages) It is very daunting when you pick up a book that is about 4″ thick and 983 pages. This is a massive undertaking of 2919 pages of action, description and dialogue. Follett: “Well, I think all the time about my readers … All the time every page, I think ‘Will readers like this? Will they believe that this could happen? Will they care?’ And most importantly, ‘Will they want to know what happens next?’ I think about that constantly.” Ken Follett wrote an amazing historical epic called “The Century Trilogy:” The Fall of Giants, Winter of the World, and Edge of Eternity. Once Ken Follett was asked during an interview, “What is the core difference in your relationship with your audience (Interview with Jennifer Byrne for ABC Book Show May 2011).
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