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lottieliza's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting companion book to the show, focusing on the real history behind the shows decisions.
sj_meadows's review against another edition
4.0
i have always loved the queen, as i'm a british citizen; plus, i've been watching the crown ever since it first came out so i'm interested in all the history behind it, what's actually true, etc.
christynhoover's review against another edition
I loved the Netflix series The Crown so I also enjoyed reading about the historic underpinnings of the TV episodes in this book, The Crown: athe Official Companion Vol. 2. The book's author also pointed out instances where screenwriters ALTERED the facts for dramatic purposes. --All great stuff!
Unfortunately, with several books going simultaneously I couldn't take the time to read EVERY word of The Crown Vol 2. But I suspect it would have been rewarding if I had. My loss.
Unfortunately, with several books going simultaneously I couldn't take the time to read EVERY word of The Crown Vol 2. But I suspect it would have been rewarding if I had. My loss.
hksmith's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
A really interesting, well paced insight into the history and research behind season 2 and 3 of The Crown
itsmatthew's review against another edition
4.0
I was disappointed by the decision to downgrade the design from Volume 1 (which was a meticulously-rendered, gorgeous thing) into, for lack of a term, a "regular" book. The first one felt like an art book; this one felt quite plain in comparison.
The content itself was quite good, though at some points I had to wonder why Lacey spent his time focusing on the things that he did; in the chapter for "Dear Mrs. Kennedy", he spends remarkably little time discussing the titular Kennedy (and never clarifies what sort of interactions did or didn't or were suspected to have occurred between her and Elizabeth II) which is on its face a weird choice. There were a few instances like this - though some of Lacey's apparent tangents were actually quite interesting.
The content itself was quite good, though at some points I had to wonder why Lacey spent his time focusing on the things that he did; in the chapter for "Dear Mrs. Kennedy", he spends remarkably little time discussing the titular Kennedy (and never clarifies what sort of interactions did or didn't or were suspected to have occurred between her and Elizabeth II) which is on its face a weird choice. There were a few instances like this - though some of Lacey's apparent tangents were actually quite interesting.
roos88's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 star. This was disappointing. You could have gotten so much more from this
jesabesblog's review against another edition
3.0
This is only interesting if you read or listen to it as you watch the show or soon after. I haven't seen season 2 in awhile and the beginning of the book was quite boring. By the middle of season two, though, I liked the dive into backstory I'd forgotten.
As for the rest...it was interesting to walk around listening to it, but I'd already extensively googled and most of the articles I found breaking down real vs dramatized events from the show were more engaging.
Part of the pitch of the book is 'you can't believe everything you see on screen - or even reliably fact-check it on the internet!' OK. I'm familiar with how the internet works. The author really is a well-qualified British historian with more standing to know this stuff than others, but there are a great many reputable news sites interested in The Crown as well and producing the same information in this book. It was perfectly fine - just maybe not worth a whole credit on Audible.
As for the rest...it was interesting to walk around listening to it, but I'd already extensively googled and most of the articles I found breaking down real vs dramatized events from the show were more engaging.
Part of the pitch of the book is 'you can't believe everything you see on screen - or even reliably fact-check it on the internet!' OK. I'm familiar with how the internet works. The author really is a well-qualified British historian with more standing to know this stuff than others, but there are a great many reputable news sites interested in The Crown as well and producing the same information in this book. It was perfectly fine - just maybe not worth a whole credit on Audible.