Jan's review
The Boleyn Inheritance
by Philippa Gregory
Jan's review
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
Jan's review
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historicalfiction,
pulppossibledrivel
Every time I think I'm out-- you people keep dragging me back in!!! So many of my friends RAVE about these books, and I keep giving Gregory another chance-- but, friends, she is NOT a good writer.
Here's my usual spiel about Philippa Gregory-- she chooses great stories to tell, she does great research (although she does mess around with the history sometimes for the sake of a good story... not something I have a problem with, but some people do) and she really creates a wonderful depiction of the time. But I don't think she's a good writer... a degree or two above harlequin on a good day.
This book is a combination of the stories of Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Ann Boleyn's sister-in-law... and a more irritating gaggle of female fluff there never was.
Again, I appreciated all the work that went into the novel, the research, the period details... but please don't make me read another.
Here's my usual spiel about Philippa Gregory-- she chooses great stories to tell, she does great research (although she does mess around with the history sometimes for the sake of a good story... not something I have a problem with, but some people do) and she really creates a wonderful depiction of the time. But I don't think she's a good writer... a degree or two above harlequin on a good day.
This book is a combination of the stories of Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Ann Boleyn's sister-in-law... and a more irritating gaggle of female fluff there never was.
Again, I appreciated all the work that went into the novel, the research, the period details... but please don't make me read another.
