The Armor of Light
Ratings32
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.
I liked Armour of Light almost as much as the first two Kingsbridge novels. This book made it clear to me that what I like most in Ken's writing is the daily events of the characters and the economic background, even if sometimes it has a flare of a soap opera.
I loved all the bits related to the Industrial Revolution and the beginning of automation process on the wool business, and its impact on its workers, their rights and subsequent revolt, exacerbated by the war.
Looking back, Pillars of the Earth should have been my first sign that what I liked was business, and I'm glad I eventually changed majors. This one is also a confirmation that I would love to study industrial management engineering. Give me all the machine descriptions Ken, I just can't get enough of them
Troppo, troppissimo uguale agli altri volumi della serie. Ben scritto come sempre, ma la trama e i personaggi sanno di stantio e sono caratterizzati e stereotipati allo stesso modo degli altri libri e di altre opere recenti dello stesso autore. Senza contare che gli si saranno rotte le lettere del computer per scrivere “chiamato” (called?), pedanterie paternalistiche che appesantiscono inutilmente la lettura e servono esclusivamente all'autore a sentirsi dio in terra che parla ai quattro scemi che leggono il suo libro per imparare qualcosa sulla vita, dato che non ne sanno nulla.
Un po' deludente, ma forse sono io che mi sono aspettato troppo.
