Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution in Reading with Style

Jun 15, 2011 Joanna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, historical-fiction, 2011-read

I enjoyed listening to the unabridged audio recording of this book. My knowledge of the French Revolution is pretty sketchy, so it was terrific for me to read a book that traced the history in some detail. Moran manages to give some perspective on just how frightening life became in Paris during the revolution and the Reign of Terror.

The reader for the audiobook had a hard time with male voices, but there isn't too much dialogue and not too many men, so it wasn't overly distracting.

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May 24, 2011 Isabell rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 21st-century, owned, ed-english, historical, read-2011, e-book, american-lit, set-france, set-18th-century

Now that I'm finished with the novel I'm really surprised at how impressed I'm with it. I didn't think I would enjoy it this much when I started. I had this on my Kindle for my daily commute to university and back, so it took me a month to finish. While the first pages seemed a bit slow, I can't really say when it began to grip me. It was sort of a gradual experience.

The life and opinions at the time before and during the French Revolution are depicted in a way which illustrates it all way bette ...more

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May 16, 2011 Erin (NY) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-i-own, read-in-2011

This book was great! Not only is it very well written, but also it offers a very unique perspective on The French Revolution. Marie was friends with many of the key players of the revolution, as well as being a friend to Lady Elizabeth, sister of Louis XVI. It is a bit graphic in places, but not overly so. So if you have any interest in the French Revolution or french history in general, definitely read this book!

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