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Mary Queen of Scots by Stefan Zweig

marleysclassics's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

3.5

nbiancalani's review against another edition

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informative inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

booksofdarcy's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

3.0

faonsang's review against another edition

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5.0

Tremenda historia, perfecta narración e increíbles momentos sobre la vida de María, de inicio a fin super bien narrado con los datos suficientes para no resultar abrumador y comprender todo.

"En política los únicos que no tienen razón son los vencidos"

En esta historia si resulta cierto el dicho popular "nadie sabe para quién trabaja"

stinajohanns's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoyed the book. It's so well written and the Icelandic translation is a pure joy, even though there were some spelling mistakes not fixed. However, these two women are quite the bitches - can I say that in a review? I did cheer for Maria — how could I not — but sometimes it's really hard to like her. She really was her own worst enemy. Although it seems that the main difference between the cousins was that one of them had really loyal advisors and the other one, well, none really.

lauribooks's review against another edition

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5.0

Me ha gustado muchísimo.
No conocía la historia de María Estuardo y tengo que decir que me ha fascinado. Todos sus errores, toda su mala suerte, todos sus aciertos, cómo se crecía en las situaciones más complicadas y cómo mantuvo la cabeza bien erguida hasta el final. No disculpó sus fallos, porque los tuvo, pero al final la veo como lo que es, un ser humano que hizo cosas bien y cosas mal y que, por toda la injusticia que rodeó a su muerte, acabó convirtiéndose en un mártir y en la Reina de Escocia, como se la sigue recordando hoy en día.
Una de las mayores quejas que han tenido las personas que han leído este libro conmigo es que el autor adelantaba muchos acontecimientos haciendo pequeños spoilers de lo que vendría en los siguientes capítulos. A mí no me ha molestado, de hecho me he quedado maravillada con la forma tan bella que tiene el autor de narrar, no es el primer libro suyo que leo, pero sí su primera biografía y espero que no sea la última.

jjjozymandias's review against another edition

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adventurous informative reflective
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

Never thought I’d have related so much to the biography of a queen from the Middle Age. Impressive psychological depiction of characters. Passionating historical knowledge  about Scotland as well (but unfortunately I expect I’ll soon forget everything). I loved this book!

mariejosed's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5*

night_owl3's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

4.0

annika13's review against another edition

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5.0

this book deeply touched me, as it was written artistically on a level not achieved by many.
It definitely got me to buy other biographies of his, which i am going to read soon - this one was one of the best out of this genre.