false <![CDATA[La otra Bolena/ The Other Boleyn Girl]]> 37470 35 When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realizes just how much she is a pawn in her family's ambitious plots as the king's interest begins to wane and she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival: her sister, Anne. Then Mary knows that she must defy her family and her king, and take her fate into her own hands. A rich and compelling tale of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue, The Other Boleyn Girl introduces a woman of extraordinary determination and desire who lived at the heart of the most exciting and glamorous court in Europe and survived by following her own heart. 3248536 book 2001 The Other Boleyn Girl total:50658|5:17184|4:20046|3:10069|2:2543|1:816| 50658 202213 65425 8605 1 31 false false Wed Mar 12 02:01:25 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 03:11:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 33 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri May 18 12:26:48 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 05:48:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 21 false false Sat Jun 02 11:17:50 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 03 11:17:46 -0700 2007 interesting, and since her books are classified as fiction, I think she ...more...]]> 1 15 false false Thu May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 17:56:53 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 14:10:33 -0700 2008
At about 100 pages into it I thought I really was enjoying it. Too bad the book didn't ...more...]]> 4 9 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 09 10:16:35 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 18 01:07:42 -0800 2008
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"Historical controvery" aside- I mean, *whatever,* Gregory totally went to the Dan Brown place, and as someone who's interes...more...]]> 2 7 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 03:44:24 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 04:03:54 -0700 2008
However what put me off was the absolute ignorance of historical fact and total villification of Anne Boleyn - yes this is a fictional ...more...]]> 3 6 false false Sat Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 13:57:18 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 19:30:02 -0800 2008 finally finished this book! Just in time to go see the movie, which was nothing like it. And neither was much like actual history. But I suppose that's not very important, is it?
This book is full of scandal and intrigue, sex and debauchery, scheming, betrayal, and maybe a little bit of love....more...]]> 2 5 false false Sat Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 30 19:07:02 -0800 2007 Sat Feb 16 10:37:31 -0800 2008 The Favored Child, and I also wasn't a b...more...]]> 1 8 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 20:16:34 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 21:02:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 4 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 03 20:03:06 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 08 09:29:15 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 3 false false Mon May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 09:28:39 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 07:46:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 3 false false Sat Nov 03 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Feb 09 20:16:29 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 07:49:33 -0800 2008
The Other Boleyn Girl suffers from several problems. There are no ...more...]]> 5 7 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Sep 28 10:12:28 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 31 14:49:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 3 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 19:28:23 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 19:48:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 3 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 27 07:24:51 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 07:34:48 -0800 2008 1
The author selects a particularly fascinating period of history, but those events just weren't interesting enough apparently, so she makes up various events purely for th...more...]]> 3 3 false false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jul 31 07:06:14 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 14 08:16:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 20:28:57 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 21:30:32 -0700 2008
That is honestly all I can really say after reading this book. I had several issues with it, and at the same time, I enjoyed several aspects about it.

The main reasons I didn't like about this book:
1. The vulgarity. Sure, this is not the most bawdy bo...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3231448