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nonsensicalwhim 's review for:
The Taming of the Queen
by Philippa Gregory
I don't usually DNF books, and I didn't DNF this one but I have to admit this one really required a lot of patience. I know that Ms Gregory was trying to portray Katherine's life as that of a survivor from a notorious wife killer, but really - I felt like Katherine's voice here was little more than a teenage girl pining for a lost love every chance she got. And when she wasn't doing that, her narrative was riddled with reformist ideas and religion and how crazy and fickle minded Henry was becoming towards his last days.
Cringing through it. Especially at that one scene that truly sickened me, won't spoil here (but ugh I was asking myself time and again what I had just read).
Overall the book was soooo draggy and repetitive towards the 75% mark, then suddenly became active towards 25% onwards. The good thing about the book? It capitalized in a very flawed manner how Katherine in some way managed to rebel against the people who would fight with her for the beliefs that she stood up for. Yet later on she does become a dull puppet for Henry, which was what he probably wanted in the first place. A submissive and obedient wife. That to me was truly horrible.
Cringing through it. Especially at that one scene that truly sickened me, won't spoil here (but ugh I was asking myself time and again what I had just read).
Overall the book was soooo draggy and repetitive towards the 75% mark, then suddenly became active towards 25% onwards. The good thing about the book? It capitalized in a very flawed manner how Katherine in some way managed to rebel against the people who would fight with her for the beliefs that she stood up for. Yet later on she does become a dull puppet for Henry, which was what he probably wanted in the first place. A submissive and obedient wife. That to me was truly horrible.