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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
Philippa Gregory ci racconta una dinastia Tudor diversa dal solito. Lo fa attraverso le voci delle donne che ne hanno fatto parte. In questo romanzo, tocca a Catherine Howard, Anna di Cleves e Jane Rochford. Cate Howard è la vittima di un re pedofilo, che noncurante di poter essere suo nonno per età, se la prende e la sposa. Lei non può fare altro che subire la volontà del re e dello zio che la usa per avere sempre più potere sul re contro gli odiati Seymour. La butterà via appena non gli servirà più. Morirà giovanissima, senza aver capito quale potesse essere la sua colpa. Anna, data in pasto al re da un fratello morbosamente attratto da lei, sarà ripudiata e solo per caso avrà salva la vita, ma non avendo mai la possibilità di sposarsi e avere figli, come avrebbe voluto. Jane è una pedina, usata che per creare prove contro le donne cui è al servizio. Donne giovani, usate come merci. Non è romantico il mondo dei Tudor descritto dalla Gregory. Enrico VIII è un tiranno, un pericoloso narcisista, totalmente incapace di empatia nei confronti di chi gli sta accanto, ma non sono migliori gli altri uomini che lo circondano. La figura dorata del grande re, il più bello della cristianità, è mostruosa per la sua crudeltà e incapacità di gestire le proprie pulsioni.
This was a very satisfying end to the saga of Henry VIII wives :-) I can not imagine living that kind of duplicitous life where any wrong glance or word could equate to death. The power entitled to that man is truly outrageous!
I'm still reading this one... having a hard time getting into it, and have been sidetracked by Harry Potter and Harlan Coben's The Woods.
There were several points during the story where it didn't flow very well - good character development and an interesting perspective, but not as well written as The Other Boleyn Girl and certainly not as engaging.
In this installment of the Tudor court saga Gregory has 3 different characters narrate the story from their own point of view. This has the potential to make for a very interesting story, but the book was so repetitive because each of the characters was so one dimensional. Allow me to save you the time.
Jane Boleyn: I've seen it all before. Doesn't anyone else remember George and Anne. I'm going to get back the power they used to have.
Anne of Cleaves: My brother is a crazy tyrant, the king is a crazy tyrant. I want to be free like a falcon.
Katherine Howard: I am a vapid teenage who likes boys, dresses, and being pretty.
The characters harp on these themes every time the narration shifts to them. The historical facts should have made this one of the more interesting reads as Henry grows more and more unstable, but instead this book is a tediously long read.
Jane Boleyn: I've seen it all before. Doesn't anyone else remember George and Anne. I'm going to get back the power they used to have.
Anne of Cleaves: My brother is a crazy tyrant, the king is a crazy tyrant. I want to be free like a falcon.
Katherine Howard: I am a vapid teenage who likes boys, dresses, and being pretty.
The characters harp on these themes every time the narration shifts to them. The historical facts should have made this one of the more interesting reads as Henry grows more and more unstable, but instead this book is a tediously long read.
Another interesting story about the wives and times of King Henry VIII. This book covers the fourth and fifth wives, Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard.
An excellent follow-up to "The Other Boleyn Girl." This book switches between three narrators - Anne of Cleves, Lady Jane Boleyn (formerly Rochford), and Katherine Howard. Each offers a unique view of Henry VIII's continuing descent into madness and how it ultimately affects the court - particularly its women - around him.