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biblioholicbeth 's review for:
The Lost Tudor Princess: The Life of Lady Margaret Douglas
by Alison Weir
I enjoy reading about the past - learning history from those who have studied it thoroughly. I used to hate it in school - too much focus on dates, and not enough on the interesting stuff ;) However, as I am learning, there is a line between history that is readable, and history that is so chock-full of bits, pieces, and details that it becomes difficult to read. Unfortunately, this is an example of the latter.
Don't get me wrong - I did find the story of Margaret interesting, particularly as framed around her interactions with both Queen Elizabeth and Mary, Queen of Scots. It's certainly a window into the time, as seen through the eyes of three extremely powerful women - in a time when women were often marginalized. However - the amount of details contained within the pages of this book could probably have created two more readable books, rather than one that felt like I was reading something written by the teacher in "Ferris Bueller".
Overall, I do enjoy Alison Weir's work, but this is one I will not be adding to my list of favorites.
Don't get me wrong - I did find the story of Margaret interesting, particularly as framed around her interactions with both Queen Elizabeth and Mary, Queen of Scots. It's certainly a window into the time, as seen through the eyes of three extremely powerful women - in a time when women were often marginalized. However - the amount of details contained within the pages of this book could probably have created two more readable books, rather than one that felt like I was reading something written by the teacher in "Ferris Bueller".
Overall, I do enjoy Alison Weir's work, but this is one I will not be adding to my list of favorites.