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jperronereader's review against another edition
5.0
The history behind the amazing movie written by Lionel Louge's grandson. This was great in audible format. Highly recommended!
allaboutfrodo's review against another edition
4.0
This book was enjoyable because I'd just seen the movie. It was interesting to see how the movie timeline and situations were altered from what really happened. If you loved the movie, you will probably find this worth reading or browsing.
ratesjul's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed reading this, discovering more information about Logue, and George VI, and England through the war, and various other things. Given that this is very much a book to tie in with the movie, I was surprised by some of what had changed in the movie - even though I know they always change the book to make the movie.
Very very very interesting read.
Very very very interesting read.
whiskeytown's review against another edition
2.0
This had only a marginal coverage of what Lionel Logue did for George VI, and spent a lot of time talking about pretty much everything else, such as the lives of George V, Edward VIII, the history of the Logue family in Australia, etc. Less than 20% of the book covered the speeches made by George VI and only a fraction of that was spent talking about how Mr. Logue actually helped him.
That said, it was an interesting, if shallow, history of the British royal family across two world wars.
That said, it was an interesting, if shallow, history of the British royal family across two world wars.
samcsmith's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and War
chrisannee's review against another edition
3.0
You read this book for the story. The style is nothing really special and the author, as you can see, is somewhat biased in favor of his subject (this tends to be more evident at the end when he emphasizes that, though the King is doing well, he still desperately needs Logue. A wise teacher knows when to step back). It actually showcases some of the time-crunching that happens in the Oscar-winning film and some of the stuff that the film seems to have left out (like multiple references to a higher being). But the story is a great story... of responsibility, of work, and self-discipline.
Also, to the person on someone's staff that insisted on leaving the f-word in the film, it's not mentioned here either. Just in case you cared. Which I kinda do, in a worn out sort of way. And the tag line for the books was rather, well, snarky and slightly unpatriotic(assuming, that is, that Logue still lives in Britain).
Also, to the person on someone's staff that insisted on leaving the f-word in the film, it's not mentioned here either. Just in case you cared. Which I kinda do, in a worn out sort of way. And the tag line for the books was rather, well, snarky and slightly unpatriotic(assuming, that is, that Logue still lives in Britain).
jenergizer's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed the movie, so when I saw a book that went deeper into the story between Logue and King George VI, I grabbed it! What an interesting and rich relationship they had.
gigishank's review against another edition
2.0
This is one of those books I read because I saw the movie. And actually, this is the fairly dry accounting of the relationship between the King and Logue. The movie was funnier; the characters brought to life. It sounds as if the book was written after the author discovered the story of his famous relative after he heard about the movie. The book was a chronological detailing of the events, lots of the book was letters written between the two. To summarize, Logue was called in to help with a speech, he edited it, they practiced, and then they wrote each other letters expressing gratitude and friendship.
Go see the movie again.
Go see the movie again.
alexreverie's review against another edition
3.0
This is obviously a historical book, and for that reason I found myself at times a bit annoyed at the clear hints in the text of what was to come. Just because history has already happened doesn't mean I know it all!
Regardless, The King's Speech painted a nice picture of the friendship between King George VI and Lionel Logue, his speech therapist. I mainly picked up this book out of my interest in speech therapy, but was rather disappointed in the overall lack of technical information. I suppose there are textbooks for that.
In any case, this book was also a good portrait of King George VI, and I do think I learned a bit more about English history as a result of reading it. The reason I gave it three stars is simply because I don't have a very good mind for history and often left this book for weeks at a time.
Regardless, The King's Speech painted a nice picture of the friendship between King George VI and Lionel Logue, his speech therapist. I mainly picked up this book out of my interest in speech therapy, but was rather disappointed in the overall lack of technical information. I suppose there are textbooks for that.
In any case, this book was also a good portrait of King George VI, and I do think I learned a bit more about English history as a result of reading it. The reason I gave it three stars is simply because I don't have a very good mind for history and often left this book for weeks at a time.