Well, I've finally finished The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory. In my opinion it was one of my least favorite books by her. I found the book to be very redundant. The book is narrated by three main characters; Lord Shewsbery, Bess Shewsbery, and Mary Queen of Scots. Gregory neglects to go in to depth about these characters and instead it was 400+ pages of the same descriptions...Lord Shewsbery is a fool, Bess is only concerned with acquiring more land, and Queen Mary is very beautiful and desperate to return to Scotland.
Usually after a Philippa Gregory book, I find that I am compelled to research the historical figures and learn as much as possible about them....not the case with The Other Queen.
I have borrowed Twilight from some friends, and began that this morning. I have also been listening to Momzillas on cd. All so very different from one another!
Excerpt & Giveaway: Petunia 1949 by Leah Brewer
11 months ago
I am so sorry you didn't like this one as much as the others. I have her books down to read in 2009. Can you believe I haven't read one yet? Shame on me!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for posting on Mr. Linky for Surfing Saturdays! I just wanted to let you know that I re-posted your link directly to this post, instead of your main blog page.
Happy Reading!