bah. I've spent all week slogging through this book: the interesting lights on early 16th century banquets, the salacious details of Henry the 8th's private life, and long, boring passages about, oh, I don't know, my mind kinda wandered.
I made it 352 pages before giving in. I loved Alexandra, tolerated Her Little Majesty, and choked on this one. Erickson has one more chance with me . . .
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Saturday, February 12, 2005
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1 comment:
I wasn't even enthralled with _Alexandra_. Erickson uses too much passive voice for me. I liked _Great Catherine_ more, but I still got bogged down in the second half.
I don't think I'm going to give Erickson any more chances at all.
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