The Other Queen
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780007192144 (0007192142)
Publish date: October 2nd 2008
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 452
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Historical Romance,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Scotland,
Fiction,
Historical
Philippa Gregory trzyma poziom. Praktycznie od 1998 roku wydaje jedną powieść rocznie, a od momentu, w którym zaczęła "na boku" tworzyć "Zakon Ciemności", to nawet dwie. Oczywiście nie jestem taką fanatyczką, żeby twierdzić, iż dosłownie każda jej książka jest niepowtarzalna i jedyna w swoim rodzaju...
Didn't love it. Didn't dislike it. Just...eh. I didn't like any of the characters particularly well. They all suffered from an extreme case of narcissism, which, I suppose, was integral to the whole royalty class system. But it often got in the way of a good story. I was taken with the idea that Eli...
Rather overblown and it goes on too long. I didn't much like any of the 3 main characters either who were hugely irritating. Not Gregory's best by a long chalk.
Having just left Sarum and the individual narratives that made up that historical framework I was a bit let-down when I saw that this was similar in style. I personally am not a big fan of the changing viewpoint from the perspective of the three main characters: Mary, Bess and George.The one charact...
Philippa Gregory is an amazing author to me...There are none of her stories/books that are less than 4 stars to me...this book is simply a continuation on the "dramatization" of the 1600-1700 monarchies, but still entrancing.
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