Title: Trite piece of erotic filth
Product review: How this book made Oprahs list is beyond me. Obviously she never read it. Follet obviously has some pre-teen girl rape fantasy issues, because that's what he seems to dwell on the most in great detail. Even better, the final conclusion drawn by a main character is that her childhood raping is what made her a successful woman. Hows that for womens lib?Follets knowledge of the timeperiod is limited to snippets of info inserted almost verbatum from other sources. There is very little in his characters that embody aspects of medieval life or philosophy. It's a simplistic, obvious story with no real twists or turns, and it could be transported to any time period simply by changing a few words here and there. I'm embarassed to have read it.If you like poorly researched medieval porn, this is certainly the book for you.
Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
