Gostei bastante do livro, visto ter grande interesse por histórias passadas em aviões, apesar de nunca ter viajado num. Follett, como em "Os Pilares da Terra", tem uma forma muito interessante de dividir os capítulos, fazendo-os por personagens, a cada uma delas corresponde um capítulo. Não esperava a introdução da história tão passada fora do avião como foi, mas acabou por ser importante para a contextualização do enredo dentro do mesmo.
Com fins de capítulo espectaculares, que entrelaçam todas as personagens, tal como na outra obra que li, o autor impele-nos a não largar o livro e a dar mais um passo na intriga.
Porém, nem sempre isto funciona bem. O autor cria bastantes personagens, todas muito diferentes, e acaba por não conseguir dar rumo a todas, focando-se numas mais do que noutras, ficando eu a sentir que havia lá personagens só para encher e que não tiveram sentido nenhum: acontece algo de importante a uma personagem que eu nem me lembrava de ter ouvido falar. Por isso mesmo, o fim revela-se algo agridoce - um final espectacular para personagens que acarinhamos e um simples "meh" e um interrogatório interno em relação às outras, visto que muito é deixado em aberto.
Sinto, portanto, que eram necessárias mais páginas para dar um bom fim à obra.
Mas enfim, continua a ser uma obra muito bem-escrita e que vale a pena ler, daí as 4 estrelas.

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When I finished reading it, I couldn't help but think to myself: What the...? I enjoyed the first half of the book (it would probably be 4/5 if it continued in a similar fashion) and then with almost every chapter gradually started lowering my rating. I wanted to read a simple, but good thriller, not some trashy porn! Why so many sex scenes? And why the hell do they have to be so tasteless?
The plot sounded interesting at first, but it turned out to be very unconvincing. Most of the charaters and their interactions were dull and predictable. The final scene - simply horrendous. Complete with the least professional gangsters ever and even a guy who manages to reveal his identity just a second before he dies.

My rating is 2 (instead of 1) because there are also some good parts of the book. I didn't expect a masterpiece here, but I was disappointed it wasn't written better. It is a real page-turner and might seem promising at first, but in the end it turned out to be very, very tacky.

5 stars to Ken Follett's Night Over Water. Someone else I know was reading this one and thought it was amazing. I decided to give it a chance. It WAS amazing. I couldn't put it down. All the characters work so well together and I decided I like Ken Follett a lot! This is a definite read if you like suspense and thriller combined with some light romance and a bit of history!

The number of stories that interweave, and the possible connections. And who is actually going to win whose heart. I am rambling, but it was just so good.

I think he may be my favorite author these days...

This isn't a bad book, but I thought it was going to be more of a thriller and turned out to be a character study of various people (some of whom where uninteresting to me). Good ending, though.

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Wow, Wow, Wow!!!
Ken Follett is such an amazing storyteller!
His books are a combination of Truth — History plus Politics — and fictionized adventures.
And here is what we do:
We learn a bunch of Trues, while enjoying a couple of Adventures!
He’s the teacher and we are the happy, happy students

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I enjoyed it.

Throughout, the book jumps between soap opera and thriller; the romance often feeling a bit forced and/or out of place.

I was going to rate this book 3 stars, but I’m going to be a bit generous and give it a narrow 4 stars. Good character build and well written narrative and dialogue.

Entertaining Despite a Pretty Far-Fetched Plot … I enjoyed the description of what transatlantic flight was like aboard the huge and luxurious Pan Am Clippers in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The plot was ridiculously far-fetched, but I nevertheless kept turning the pages to see how the story turned out, and I did like the way it ended. There are several graphic lovemaking passages which would likely cause an immediate cardiac arrest if any of the nuns who taught me at St. Agnes School knew I was reading such a thing. The explicit sex descriptions make this novel inappropriate for young readers or anyone with a kernel of prudishness. I have to shamefacedly admit I was okay with these sections, but I have to give the book a neutral recommendation; it is certainly not up to the level of this author’s other works. – David B. Crawley, M.D. – Author of “Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey from Clinic to Cockpit" and "A Mile of String: A Boy's Recollection of His Midwest Childhood."

I loved this book and have enjoyed everything I’ve read of Ken Follett so far apart from The Evening and the Morning which dragged a bit and where the villain seemed to triumph again and and again until the very end when finally he got his comeuppance.
This book was a real page turner for me and I loved the way he introduced all the characters and how inevitably they all ended up on the same flight together over the Atlantic. They were thrown together as an eclectic group of strangers but the plot entwined all on board . It was full of suspense and a great read . I really enjoyed the historical interest around the early flying seaplanes and the description of the luxurious interior and service on board …. We have come so far but lost so much since those early days of flying in terms of service …. Ryanair springs to mind !
Definitely recommend this as a great holiday read or for anytime when you feel like delving into another one of Ken Follett’s great books .

Din 2021 sta “Noaptea peste ocean” la mine in biblioteca și nu am îndrăznit sa încep u roman de aproape 700 de pagini, pana in primăvara anului 2023, când am terminat-o in 7 zile, ultimele 300 de pagini fiind de o intensitate extraordinara.
Am descoperit astfel o carte foarte bine scrisă, ușor de citit, cu un subiect foarte interesant și cu multe personaje care își împletesc viața pe durata unui zbor peste Atlantic.
Am avut parte de istorie, politica, hoți, iubiți, amanți, soți, femei puternice, dar și bărbați, polițiști, gangsteri și câte altele…
A fost o adevarata plăcere sa deslușesc misterul final și am simțit ca privesc un serial in care abia așteptăm următorul episod. Tuturor celor care caută o carte plină de suspans, recomand cu drag “Noaptea peste ocean”!

A veces una chica tiene que salir de su zona de confort y leer un libro que le gusta a su chico para poder comentarlo aunque no lleguen a las mismas conclusiones, y que bien porque este libro me ha gustado mucho. Me han gustado todos los personajes que narran la historia, diría que Nancy es mi favorito de todos porque aunque en lo que es el final no tenga mucho peso, me gusta como es y las decisiones que toma. Harry también me ha gustado, me ha hecho gracia su personalidad y como es valiente al final solo porque se ha enamorado y me han gustado mucho las historias de amor que se desarrollan en 26 horas de viaje o menos, simplemente Im just a girl que le gusta el amor.