Ratings21
Average rating3.9
Maybe this rating is unfair because I did just read two Ken Follett tomes almost back-to-back, and I was able to predict the outcomes of the story from extrapolation based on what ‘usually' happens in a Ken Follett book. Regardless, an enjoyable read, and would certainly be perceived as more complex and frustrating (in a good way) if I hadn't just read a very similar story from the same author.
I haven't read another book set in this specific time period, so by that token I am pleased, as I have managed to understand a lot about the age (hopefully true things) - especially the everyday lives of those who lived through the first industrial revolution. Some of the themes in this novel have a lot of bearing on us today as well, with the advent of AI and its ability to replace a lot of ‘clicking' type tasks.