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louismunozjr's review against another edition
4.0
Would have this book an easy 5 star rating, but it had a few sloppy mistakes along the way. For example, on pp. 54-55, the author gives Edward VII & George V’s reigns as from 1901-1911 & 1911-1936, respectively, when it was 1910 when the former died and the latter became king. (Another of several more examples of the author’s &/or editors’ mistakes: On p. 245, an event that took place on 22nd December 1955 was in fact in 1954.)
hookforbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Discovered this series on Netflix, and found myself constantly looking things up on Wikipedia - so gave in and read the companion book. Great series, interesting history.
anitaofplaybooktag's review against another edition
3.0
For fans of the show, this companion guide is useful in helping the viewer understand greater historical context as well as discern fiction from reality. However, I personally would not recommend the Kindle version. The book's formatting did not lend itself well to an e-reader with it's choice of fonts and the many photographs.
Also, I wish I had read it in conjunction with the various episodes . . .I think I would have gotten more out of it.
All in all, I'm not moved to purchase the second Volume, but I do think it was well done overall. Just not super interesting to me personally. For me, the show itself was truly enough. As the Acknowledgments say:
History, as Hilary Mantel has recently reminded us, is our imperfect way of organising our ignorance of the past. Imagination is our way of understanding it, and Peter (Morgan) has supplied both imagination and understanding in abundance.
True. And ironically because Morgan does that, it renders a companion book a bit superfluous.
Also, I wish I had read it in conjunction with the various episodes . . .I think I would have gotten more out of it.
All in all, I'm not moved to purchase the second Volume, but I do think it was well done overall. Just not super interesting to me personally. For me, the show itself was truly enough. As the Acknowledgments say:
History, as Hilary Mantel has recently reminded us, is our imperfect way of organising our ignorance of the past. Imagination is our way of understanding it, and Peter (Morgan) has supplied both imagination and understanding in abundance.
True. And ironically because Morgan does that, it renders a companion book a bit superfluous.
calebgrahamlibrary's review against another edition
5.0
This book is incredible. It goes into amazing detail about the inspiration behind the first series of The Crown on Netflix. Definitely a fantastic read for those interested in the history of the royal family as depicted in the show. I learned so much about what was real and what was fictional. Amazing! Can’t wait to read the second one!
kimberwood's review against another edition
4.0
This was good! It had a lot of information I already knew about Queen Elizabeth and the years in which season 1 of The Crown takes place, but there were some things that I didn't know before. It did get me eager to watch the show again and finally make more progress with the later seasons so I can read more of these companion books.