The Pillars of the Earth

SO. I have been reading this book in a crazy frenzy for the last two days, I was on page 250 on Tuesday morning. It is now Wednesday night and what page am I on? 723. It has sucked me in completely and made it so if I have a free moment, I NEED to open and continue the story. I've never read a book where I at least get teary-eyed every 50 pages, BAWL at least every 100, and have to walk away from the book to keep from ripping it to shreds in anger and frustration...every few pages. Ken Follett is fucking BRILLIANT. BRILLIANT. I don't think I have read many books that can top it. I love the time period it is placed in, and I love the rich culture that Follett creates. This 1000 page book is not boring, dry, or even too long for me, but instead it is extremely enthralling, unable to be put down, and TOO SHORT. As I approach the end with only 200 pages left I wish there was 1000 more pages! I can't wait to write my review for this book on goodreads...though I doubt it will do it justice. I am so wrapped up in these character's lives that I don't know how my own life will continue when their two dimensional lives end with my completion of this book. Well this is as much time as I can spare you, blog, as the remaining 200 pages are beckoning me. Until tomorrow when I am hopefully finished. I hope at least at the end Follett stops torturing me and all of his wonderful characters and at least give them some happiness, for if this book ends in a depressing manor I can't say I can handle it, and may commit suicide. Just kidding, but really ask Dan...he has seen how psychotic this book has made me. Sorry Dan.