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A Tale of Two Pages
A Tale of Two Pages rated it 6 years ago
Not quite ladies. An interesting glimpse into the lives of some of the royal women in history. From ancient, to current, these women forgo the dainty and proper manners of their counterparts. Although the book itself had some interesting tid-bits, I found myself annoyed with some of the stories. It ...
A Tale of Two Pages
A Tale of Two Pages rated it 7 years ago
An interesting glimpse into the lives of some of the royal women in history. Although the book itself had some interesting tid-bits, I found myself annoyed at the voice of the narrator. I listened to this on audiobook. But I pushed through the irritant, and finished listening to the entire thing. Wh...
A Misfit Reader
A Misfit Reader rated it 8 years ago
Hey everyone and how's it going today? I hope super for you! I am doing pretty awesome myself! So, for today I will be doing a quick review on "Princesses Behaving Badly" by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie. Let's jump right in! This book focuses on real life princesses who through out history, did not ha...
mage4mage
mage4mage rated it 9 years ago
I have a lot of small issues with how this book is worded throughout, but what really made me dislike it was the final chapter about "mad princesses." It was so over-the-top ableist I don't even know where to begin. This isn't my blog or a place to discuss prejudice so I don't want to bother going i...
Elentarri's Book Blog
Elentarri's Book Blog rated it 9 years ago
Frivolous, rather tedious, but does provide snippets about some interesting princesses for more in-depth "research".
therestheo
therestheo rated it 10 years ago
The stories of the "princesses" (not all were really princesses) are really interesting, but the style of this book was not for me. It was too informal and I'm not sure the goal of the author to debunk the Disney-princesses-fairy tales was achieved... It was not properly done, in my opinion, but it ...
Bookworm Blurbs
Bookworm Blurbs rated it 10 years ago
Sure, most people over Disney age don't believe that being a princess is really all it's cracked up to be. At the same time, however, we kind of do -- witness the world's fascination with Kate Middleton, the pretty commoner who married Britain's Prince William to become Catherine, Duchess of Cambrid...
Calipso
Calipso rated it 10 years ago
"Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings" by L. Rodriguez McRobbie. The book itself has some chapters and characters worth reading, but at the same time it adds details and stories that maybe one can take as "they do not belong in this book", or at least...
Meof50days
Meof50days rated it 10 years ago
This book was given to me as an uncorrected proof, thank you Quirk books! Opinions in this review may be different from the finalized book. "Well behaved women rarely make history" is a quote that is famous for its misappropriated concept as well as who said it (contrary to many internet sites it ...
That's What She Read
That's What She Read rated it 10 years ago
For every princess who married the prince and lived happily ever after, there are scores of princesses who did not. In Princesses Behaving Badly, Linda Rodriguez McRobbie seeks to show just how cruel, and oftentimes dangerous, life as a princess can be. The stories presented do much to offset the fa...
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