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Posted: Sat September 5th, 2009, 8:31 pm
by ruth
I loved TOBG - one of my favourite reads so far this year. I read The Queen's Fool last year (in retrospect, it would have been better to have read them the other way round), and loved that too. I want to read The Other Queen, but have heard a few people say that it's not as good as some of her other books.

Posted: Sat September 5th, 2009, 9:42 pm
by Miss Moppet
[quote=""ruth""]I loved TOBG - one of my favourite reads so far this year. I read The Queen's Fool last year (in retrospect, it would have been better to have read them the other way round), and loved that too. I want to read The Other Queen, but have heard a few people say that it's not as good as some of her other books.[/quote]

I love TOBG although I'm not blind to its flaws. The Queen's Fool was a DNF for me - found it contrived, and wasn't interested enough in any of the characters to read on. The romance element also seemed super predictable, although to be fair, I didn't finish it, so perhaps it wasn't!

I did finish TOQ, but it was a struggle. I wouldn't really recommend it. I advise getting it from the library.

Posted: Tue November 16th, 2010, 10:21 am
by SCW
Out of all her Tudor Novels this is my favourite, Even though there were some historical (possible) errors, its a wonderful read.

Posted: Tue November 16th, 2010, 1:24 pm
by wendy
[quote=""SCW""]Out of all her Tudor Novels this is my favourite, Even though there were some historical (possible) errors, its a wonderful read.[/quote]

I also really enjoyed TOBG. It was a refreshing change for someone to try to account for the allegations against Anne Boleyn ( particularly the incest and witch craft). But I HATED the movie version with a passion!

Posted: Tue November 16th, 2010, 10:25 pm
by LoobyG
I don't intend to read anything else by PG unless she changes her style somewhat, but I do remember reading TOBG and enjoying it some time ago. I also hated the movie version with a passion, and I had been so looking forward to it when I saw the cast - I really like Scarlett Johansson! But the way they portrayed Anne and made Mary a saint infuriated me, especially when they made out she took Elizabeth at the end...just typing about it makes me seethe lol :D

Posted: Wed November 17th, 2010, 1:27 pm
by wendy
[quote=""LoobyG""]I don't intend to read anything else by PG unless she changes her style somewhat, but I do remember reading TOBG and enjoying it some time ago. I also hated the movie version with a passion, and I had been so looking forward to it when I saw the cast - I really like Scarlett Johansson! But the way they portrayed Anne and made Mary a saint infuriated me, especially when they made out she took Elizabeth at the end...just typing about it makes me seethe lol :D [/quote]

That movie was just so wrong on so many levels! I wonder what PG thought when she saw it?

Posted: Thu November 18th, 2010, 10:09 pm
by princess garnet
[quote=""wendy""]That movie was just so wrong on so many levels! I wonder what PG thought when she saw it?[/quote]
She commented in her online forum that she advised against the rape scene. Overall she seemed pleased with it, from what I've read.

Posted: Thu November 18th, 2010, 10:52 pm
by Miss Moppet
[quote=""LoobyG""]especially when they made out she took Elizabeth at the end...just typing about it makes me seethe lol :D [/quote]

That was beyond ridiculous. I was torn between rolling my eyes and LMAO.

Posted: Tue November 23rd, 2010, 11:57 pm
by wendy
[quote=""princess garnet""]She commented in her online forum that she advised against the rape scene. Overall she seemed pleased with it, from what I've read.[/quote]

Yeah, I guess a zillion Hollywood dollars would have the effect on me too!

Posted: Wed November 24th, 2010, 1:16 am
by Divia
[quote=""princess garnet""]She commented in her online forum that she advised against the rape scene. Overall she seemed pleased with it, from what I've read.[/quote]

I must have blocked it out. I dont remember it.