Muito bom! O autor já deu mais do que provas de que sabe construir uma história, criar personagens (boas ou más) interessantes e que no final, todas as pontas se unem, tudo é explicado, todos os detalhes são importantes para o culminar da narrativa.
Adorei a história, os detalhes da época, as explicações e ensinamentos. Um bom contador de histórias e observador do ser humano.
Adorei.

I give this 3.5 stars, rounded up. As most of the reviewers have said, this too follows 'The Ken Follett formula'. And I like this formula

Ken Follet, toujours un bon moment de lecture ! Cette fois-ci à l’époque de l’Angleterre victorienne et dans le monde de la banque. Des personnages attachants et détestables, une intrigue efficace…un livre qui se dévore rapidement !

Set in the second half of the 19th century, A Dangerous Fortune follows the fortunes of several members of a family of prominent English bankers, the Pilasters, and those surrrounding them over a period of 26 years. Filled with intrigue, reversals of fortune, love, murder and a diverse and fascinating cast of characters, this suspenseful historical novel has me hooked from beginning to end.

Un capolavoro. Ken Follett, non posso che rinnovare il mio amore e la mia stima per te. Nuovamente assuefatta da un'altra tua opera, nuovamente mi lasci vuota dentro ma soddisfatta di ciò che ho letto. Anni fa avevo eletto questo libro come uno dei miei preferiti, credo di poter riaffermare lo stesso, perché un romanzo così ben contestualizzato dal punto di vista storico, con ricchezza di dettagli, caratterizzazione dei personaggi e la maestrale narrazione dei loro continui intrighi, aspirazioni di potere , sete di sangue ,sesso e soldi non possono che tenerti incollato dalla prima all'ultima pagina. Non consigliato, di più.

***Attention! This review contains spoilers. So, don't read it unless you finished the book***

This book, what to say about this book? I absolutely love all Ken Follett’s book, he is genius.
Dangerous Fortune is not typical Follett’s book, set in 19th century , story follows the fortunes of famous and rich family Pilaster. At the beginning I thought it will be criminal book or something like that, I didn’t expect so much drama, romance and malice (all in good way).
First, my favorite character was Micky, I love that kind of smart and astute guys who knows how to care to themselves and passion between him and Augusta was really interesting. Unfortunately Micky showed that he was enormous evil, but at some way I was really sad when Augusta killed him.
Hugh is good character, I love that he is so careful to others and he loves Maisie for so long. They are meant to be together.
After reading Follett’s books I’m always so sad and want more. I give this book 5 stars because it has everything that book should have in one place and I really enjoy reading it. Way to go Follett

This was actually a second read for me, though I didn't realize it until maybe 75 pages in.

Very characteristic of Follett's writing - multiple perspectives, cunning villains, a seemingly hopeless route for the protagonists and victory at the end. I love his ability to tell a story, so much so that even though I remembered the outcome, I was still happy to be along for the ride.

My bestie’s mum gave me this book as she is a huge Ken Follett fan. Well, I adored this book. Although it a tome, it really was great to read about a female villain and the strong weave of characters . Now I have to see if she has any other Follett books I can borrow.

4.5 stars ⭐️

Nechápem, prečo som to vlastne na konci leta odložila, lebo včera večer som zvyšok zhltla na posedenie.
Je to Follett, je tam duch doby, postavy naprieč celým spektrom spoločnosti, intrigy, boj o moc a peniaze, sexuálny podtón, zločiny i klasická anglická česť, pozlátko vysokej spoločnosti aj jej skazenosť v plnej škaredosti pod povrchom.
Všetko, čo ste čakali od Pilierov moci, ale napriek tomu by ste nemali byť sklamaní, pretože Follett to opäť zmajstroval úžasne.

Ken Follett sure knows how to tell a story, and he oozes character development skill. I got to know every character in the title well, for better or for worse. There were manipulators, the manipulated, the highborn, the lower class, and everything in between. I was eager to discover what these people would do next, and who they would do it to.

As a period piece, I cannot vouch for its authenticity (since I'm not an expert on London and South America in the late 1800s), but I can tell you that it didn't matter: it felt completely accurate. I was transported, and happy to be there.

The backbone of the book revolves around the banking profession, and while this holds zero interest for me, this didn't matter either. Follett can make weed pulling a fascinating profession as far as I'm concerned. Plus, I respect an author that isn't afraid to  kill off characters to better develop the plot. .

After page 400-something, this book took on a stronger soap-opera feel. This normally would have detracted from its rating, but I figure if I want to read a book enough that I can get through a 568 pager in 5 days, that can counteract the extra drama. It still did elicit some private eye-rolling towards the end, but I never wanted to put it down. Nice work!

肯爷这次写的是银行家族的兴衰，故事有些《世纪三部曲》的原型影子。肯爷倒是狠狠地挖苦了英国上流社会，揭露了他们虚伪做作背后不堪的丑恶，甚至连女王和王子也不放过。肯爷大概是吃过什么英国上层阶级的亏。。。

人物塑造非常成功，虽然脸谱化和刻板印象一点不少，但总体来说还是体现了人物的复杂和矛盾，体现了肯爷作为小说家的功力——能够写好人物。 其中塑造的最典型人物，莫过于奥古斯塔和爱德华这一对母子——控制欲极强而又极其宠溺的强势母亲，习惯于依附他人且一身恶习的儿子，这样的例子在中国尤其普遍，因为一胎化政策、孝道和渴望生出男性的社会风俗，小说中这对母子的结局，也是极具讽刺意味和警示了。

Con este libro, Follett nos ofrece la visión de la historia de una familia de banqueros ingleses durante parte del siglo XIX, en la que muestra un compendio de personajes, que va desde la pérfida y manipuladora Augusta (autonombrada reina de los Palister), al honrado y bienintencionado Hugh (heredero del verdadero espíritu de la familia), pasando por el mafiosillo Nicky, el perezoso y mimado Edward, sin olvidarnos de la joven de orígenes muy humildes que se abre paso en la vida de forma sorprendente, Maisie. Unos personajes muy bien dibujados.

Es un libro que, a pesar de lo que pueda parecer por la sinopsis o el título, se acerca más a un culebrón que a la historia de una saga familiar. Su lectura es fácil, ágil, y te engancha casi desde el principio.

El único pero que le pongo al libro: la obsesión con el sexo. Había momentos que tanto énfasis en el sexo desmerecía el libro.