. . .But I finally finished Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth.

At 973 pages long, I knew I'd take a while, but crap, it took me months to finish. It was a wonderful story, though. I loved following the characters through 40 years of their lives.

My big complaint is that the book is extremely graphic, often unnecessarily. There are many very detailed rapes and sadistic sex scenes in the book, and the violence is pretty bad, too. Yes, the book is set in the 12th century (which we all know was just a peachy time to be alive), but some things were over the top regardless.

Other than that, the book was enthralling. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone with a strong stomach and a lot of time on his hands.