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The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 1: Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill, and the Making of a Young Queen (1947-1955) by Robert Lacey
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.