World Without End: An Illustrated Guide to the Climate Crisis

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Follets writing is not going to blow you away. It isn't complicated with overly elaborate prose but it does what it has to and gives the reader a portal into an amazingly rich piece of historical fiction. Honestly, it so immersive and his style suits the way the story is being told. The plot, historical info and drama take centre stage and you're in for a rollercoaster ride with all the twists and turns. I read this one over two weeks and it felt like I had two lives on the go and now it's gone, I really miss it. Euh… il suffit de lire Svetlana Alexievitch « la supplication » pour constater un nombre considérable de victimes collatérales (liquideurs, ouvriers, militaires, populations locales) qui sont morts dans leur coin (de radiations ou de cancer, pas soigné, donc) sans alimenter de statistiques. Elle assène surtout une thèse principale : bien que l’énergie ne représente que 5% de nos dépenses quotidiennes, l’ensemble de notre mode de vie contemporain s’est nourri et construit sur cette énergie abondante et peu coûteuse. World Without End is an absolute masterclass in storytelling, character development, imagination and a tale of the unbound human spirit! Ultimately World Without End is at its bare essence a story of love.

I certainly don’t bear him any malice. I will continue to read his books. Indeed, I have already started the next book in a proposed trilogy, Fall of Giants.He is the author and the main developer of the main French carbon accounting method, the Bilan Carbone assessment tool for the French Inter-ministerial Greenhouse Gas Mission. Ralph is different, though. You will remember Ralph because of this mnemonic device I am giving you now: Rapey Ralph. The true and actual reason I started reading Pillars of the Earth and World Without End is simple: I had just finished George R.R. Martin’s A Dance With Dragons and I needed a swords-and-sex fix to tide me over for the next decade, when Martin’s next novel may (or may not) be released. Un autre élément joue en notre défaveur : pour intéresser des américains il faut centrer le propos sur les USA. Le reste du monde les intéresse nettement moins :). Cela demanderait donc de revoir certaines planches et d'adapter certains dialogues. Pas impossible, mais c'est du boulot.

I refuse to call Ralph an avatar of anything, yet he is emblematic of a strong rape fetish that courses through World Without End like poison in the bloodstream. Okay, I just wanted to get that out there, because the rest of the review is pretty much a Ken Follett, fanBOYatic extravaganza…so let the man-crushing begin: A graphic novel dealing with the highly relevant topic of climate change and what we can do about it. However, the implementation could have been better.

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That said, Mr. Follett…PLEASE don’t go messing with the formula because it is working like a charm. This is quintessential story-telling and a masterful piece of historical fiction. Merthin is a smart, extremely talented architect whose innovative and radical designs are instrumental throughout the story. Merthin and Caris are deeply in love but events and their own personal integrity constantly conspire to keep them apart. Next is Gwenda who is a favorite character of mine. Gwenda suffers more unimaginable heartache and grief than any other character in the story and yet remains unbowed by what life throws at her. Sold by her destitute father for a cow (yes, a cow), Gwenda finds herself on her own early in life and ends up thriving through her wits and huge reserves of inner strength. She goes through some horrendous events as part of the story. Like “The Pillars of the Earth”, “World Without End” focuses on the struggles and growth of these characters and how their lives and their hard work effect the town of Kingsbridge. It’s the telling of those lives that makes World Without End as brilliant as its predecessor.