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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book fell so flat and was so boring. I was excited to read about the life of Katherine of Aragon, having read similar historical fiction books of the era. I was sorely disappointed as the characterizations of all the characters, Katherine in particular, fell so flat I could barely get through it. Every sentence and thought felt like it was taken from historical documents and I learned nothing about the character that I couldn't find in history books. What I crave from historical fiction is the thoughts and feelings that drive a historical character, even if that is maybe "not how it happened". It takes a very inventive author who is willing to dive deeper into a character and explore personal motivations and through processes which I felt Weir did not do. I want to get excited about the history and the events and instead, I just felt myself counting the pages until I was done.
This is a terrific story as to what Katherine might have been thinking and feeling during her time in Tudor England. Weir's Katherine comes off the page as a strong heroine committed to her ideals and the rights of her daughter, Mary.
Henry the 8th can still take a long walk off a short pier, as far as I am concerned. Looking forward to completing the other five books on the other wives.
Henry the 8th can still take a long walk off a short pier, as far as I am concerned. Looking forward to completing the other five books on the other wives.
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Enjoyable reading experience.
Though Katherine sometimes felt a bit frustrating when reading from a modern perspective; where you want her to behave a certain way or speak out more, but it ultimately felt very true to how someone like Katherine likely would have behaved at that time. It felt like an historical account, rather than fiction.
Very much want to binge the rest...
Though Katherine sometimes felt a bit frustrating when reading from a modern perspective; where you want her to behave a certain way or speak out more, but it ultimately felt very true to how someone like Katherine likely would have behaved at that time. It felt like an historical account, rather than fiction.
Very much want to binge the rest...
slow-paced
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No