Martha, I have the Hard Copy of "World Without End." I'm saving it to read on my cruise/tour of Alaska the last of July. If you haven't gotten a copy by the time I return, I'll bring it over. Siannan says it is as good or better than "Pillars." Why don't you just put a place marker on your shelf, so when I bring it over, it doesn't have to go at the bottom of the pile?
The Pentagon: Yes, it is that huge. I got lost in the parking lot of the Pentagon. I think it is the only time I was stopped by a traffic cop in a parking lot.
I have read all of Follett's books. I am sorry you didn't choose as your second Follet, The Key to Rebecca. It is a WWII suspense novel and riviting. It launched his career into the stratisphere. He has also written some other books I enjoyed just for the factual information. For instance, he has one called ".....Over Water." (Maybe the first word was "Night." It is a clever mystery but what I enjoyed was the telling of the days of the huge planes that flew passengers in accommodations that were more like cruise ships, with compartments, than the sort of crunching we have today on airships. He even, if I recall, had diagrams I found interesting. Very historically accurate also.
Follett, it seems, turns out books periodically whether they are any good or not. From the personal experience of my friend Jacque Reeves (wife of Grady Reeves for Martha only), Follett has a team of people who constantly canvass to find topics which he can choose to slosh out words. Jacque had written a story in "The Old Huntsville Magazine" which came to Follett's attention. He contacted Jacque and made a trip to Huntsville to interview her. The book that resulted was his absolute worst -- "Code to Zero." I have kept the book because it is signed, Jacque gets her name in the credits -- Then it was Jacque Gray ---, and because it is about Huntsville.
He makes some terrible factual errors. (see a review above)
I don't know if I kept "Key to Rebecca." I've already made two trips down the stairs to the library today and that's all my knees and ankle can stand in one 24-hour period so I'll check tomorrow and if I have it I'll bring it over.....no rush, it can go at the bottom of the stack. I guarantee a better read than "Into the Woods."
Respectfully,
Kathy Albers
