Ein Re-Read, der sich definitiv gelohnt hat! Das Buch unterschiedlichen Familien kurz vor, während und nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Es ist mitreißend geschrieben und im Laufe der Geschichte kristallisieren sich immer mehr die Motive der einzelnen Charaktere raus - auch wenn diese nicht „in Stein gemeißelt“ sind und durch die historischen Ereignisse beeinflusst werden. Ein dickes Buch, bei dem dranbleiben gar nicht schwer fällt 🤍

A dragging, not really interesting story that had to be read because I have a sequel at home. I gave it two stars just because I don't really give one star to the book I hope the sequel would be better... Vlečna, nič kaj zanimiva zgodba, ki jo je bilo treba prebrati, ker imam doma nadaljevanje. Dala sem ji dve zvezdici samo zato, ker knjigi v resnici ne dam ene zvezdice. Upam, da bo nadaljevanje boljše...

Read the German version, "Sturz der Titanen" as an eBook. With a book as thick as this, an eBook is really easier to read as it is a lot less heavy! Liked it, though I have to admit a skipped a lot of the Russian part - just do not like Russia as a plot - and the war scenes. Nevertheless interesting, I did not know much about World War I before. Will probably read the other two parts of the trilogie as well.

A novel describing the world war from the perspectives of citizens from all major participating nations. Ken Follett is as entertaining as Jeffery Archer minis the happy endings. He shows the reality proving that war is never beneficial whether you win or lose it. And it is a result of inflated egos rather than a thought out strategy.