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hannahleelovestoread's Reviews (639)
Alison Weir does it again - and by “it,” I mean she successfully employs her extensive knowledge of the social, political, and deeply personal aspects of British history and uses it to combine the facts with educated guesses to fill in the remaining blanks. This book, the last in Weir’s series of historical novels on each of Henry VIII’s six wives, respectively, of course features the famous “survived” Katharine Parr. If you’re reading this book, you almost certainly know the story already, so I won’t rehash. But I will say that this piece is - among works of fiction, at least - the best example I’ve read of Weir’s uncanny ability to personalize larger-than-life, (in)famous historical figures and make them come alive for readers. I so wholeheartedly recommend this book, particularly for Tudor history nerds, that I wish there were more than five stars to grant it!
One of My All-Time Favorite Assigned Readings
This story (one of a very odd length, I might add) is breathtaking. I’ll admit that I found it a “slow starter” and that the dialogue had a tendency to ramble on and on. However, though I’ve never been a big fan of this literary era (Realism; in this case, both social and aesthetic), I was astounded by the seamless inclusion of painful poverty, perfectly described physical beauty, highbrow theology, and more within one piece. It was a memorable read, to say the least.
This story (one of a very odd length, I might add) is breathtaking. I’ll admit that I found it a “slow starter” and that the dialogue had a tendency to ramble on and on. However, though I’ve never been a big fan of this literary era (Realism; in this case, both social and aesthetic), I was astounded by the seamless inclusion of painful poverty, perfectly described physical beauty, highbrow theology, and more within one piece. It was a memorable read, to say the least.
