2 posts tagged “phillppa gregory”

View other items tagged “phillppa gregory:” Photos, Audio, Videos, Books or Links. View “phillppa gregory” on Vox.

The Boleyn Inheritance

Feb 12, 2008
1 comment

Philippa Gregory

I was excited to read this because I couldn't put The Other Boleyn Girl down. Although I enjoyed it, I didn't like it nearly as well. The story was just not quite as compelling, and it seemed like the stakes weren't as high.

I did enjoy the multiple perspectives, but got a little tired of Katherine and Jane's chapters since I had to reinterpret everything they said because they are such unreliable narrators. I do see why Gregory thinks Anne of Cleves is an interesting figure, though, and I enjoyed her chapters.

Delinquent book reviews

Dec 26, 2006
Post a comment

With the power out and the holiday, I'm a little behind on reviewing books I've finished.

The Other Boleyn Girl

I thought this book was going to kind of boring, but I could hardly put it down. (Good thing, because on the days with no electricity, I pretty much had nothing to do but read.) It was just an amazing, shocking, world that was portrayed here. Mary Boleyn was 13 and already married when she was pushed by her family to become estranged from her husband and pursue Henry VIII. Even though I know the basic story of what happened to her sister Anne, I couldn't wait to find out how everything would play out in this version.

Whiteout

Ken Follett seems to write two types of books--modern technical thrillers and historical thrillers. Whiteout falls into the first category--it's about the theft of a deadly virus.. It was fast-paced, and it was fun to read it now because it takes place over Christmas, but I didn't think it was up to his usual standards.