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The Other Boleyn Girl
by Philippa Gregory
It's a LOOOOOONG story. I think when we study history, it is easy to forget how long a year is when one is in or falling out of love. The games, the jealousies, the harsh competitions -- they could not have played out clearly in 250 pages of summarized prose. The movie does it no justice. Even "The Tudors" cannot capture the fullness of how so many of these women were affected by the whims of men, most especially their king. How different the world might have been, but for the ambitions of one woman, one family.
But even Mary could not draw from me any sympathy or pity for Anne. Nor could she make me love, adore, or even respect Henry (especially in the early pages and chapters when he felt tediously like my ex).
This is a well-crafted narrative, and well worth the read, but I found almost nothing worth an underline, and certainly nothing to warrant a second reading. Still, the time period fascinates me so deeply, I know I will read the rest of the series, and SOON.
Four stars, but read [b:The Constant Princess|16181|The Constant Princess|Philippa Gregory|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16181.jpg|1745738] first and be prepared to want more, more, more of the series as soon as possible.
But even Mary could not draw from me any sympathy or pity for Anne. Nor could she make me love, adore, or even respect Henry (especially in the early pages and chapters when he felt tediously like my ex).
This is a well-crafted narrative, and well worth the read, but I found almost nothing worth an underline, and certainly nothing to warrant a second reading. Still, the time period fascinates me so deeply, I know I will read the rest of the series, and SOON.
Four stars, but read [b:The Constant Princess|16181|The Constant Princess|Philippa Gregory|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166719849s/16181.jpg|1745738] first and be prepared to want more, more, more of the series as soon as possible.