'World Without End' is the sequel to 'Pillars of the Earth', a novel that I've re-read a few times, because I really enjoy the insight into medieval architecture. This book has some of the same appeal, with sections about building a bridge (coffer dams - now I understand how to build in running water!) and the failure of the foundation under a too-tall tower.
It has a somewhat predictable plot, like a Hollywood movie - you know that ultimately the bad guys will get their comeuppance and the good guys will get their reward, but there'll be lots of reversals of fortune along the way. There's also a tendency to overlay modern concepts of the virtues of capitalism and feminism over medieval practices, which sometimes seems improbable, reminding me of Jean M. Auel's 'Clan of the Cave Bear' series (how can one woman have been at the forefront of so many modern practices?).
But he knows how to move the plot along - I could hardly put it down, in spite of its 1014 pages. I'd like to see this book become a mini-series or movie.
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