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A review by brookamimi
Henry VIII by Paul Werstine, Barbara A. Mowat, William Shakespeare, John Fletcher
5.0
First reading, 2008: We read this in my Shakespeare English class. I'd never read a Shakespeare history before, but it was far less boring than I had anticipated. There's this one scene between Catherine and Alice that's all in French and made me laugh so much.
Second reading, 2012: Wow. THAT is a war story. Loyalty and leadership and mocking the other side and kissing the girl at the end. But it's much more than the sum of its parts. And I'd love me a man like Harry. (And not because of the newest casting--I even tried him on as Ken Branagh, Ian!) Most of all, it got me to thinking about the "wars" of life and my attitude toward them. There's nothing quite like a book that makes you realize you have some changes to make.
Second reading, 2012: Wow. THAT is a war story. Loyalty and leadership and mocking the other side and kissing the girl at the end. But it's much more than the sum of its parts. And I'd love me a man like Harry. (And not because of the newest casting--I even tried him on as Ken Branagh, Ian!) Most of all, it got me to thinking about the "wars" of life and my attitude toward them. There's nothing quite like a book that makes you realize you have some changes to make.