The Other Boleyn Girl

Great book!

I can't say I liked the story but I am glad the author wanted to people to know what the less-than-stellar lives of women were like at court during this era. And while it was a difficult truth to read about that didn't make the story very enjoyable for me, it was a page-turner and I voraciously consumed this book absolutely needing to know what happened next. Very well-written and an accurate historical glimpse of King Henry the VIII's court. If nothing else, I am very thankful to be alive today!

the movie?

i'm a little afraid to see this movie . . . if it doesn't do the book some sort of justice then i'll be irritated, and i don't see how it can encompass even the main events of the book without being 5 hours long.

List the historical inaccuracies you noticed!

I LOVED the book for its entertainment value, but I want to unveil ALL the historical inaccuracies! All you Boleyn experts out there... what literary liberties did you catch?! :)

Do you think Anne Boleyn was portrayed fairly?

I've read that Guardian newspaper, in a review, said she was presented as a "scheming trollop". However, she's also been viewed as charitable and responsible for many lives. Do you think Gregory gave her the short end of the stick?

next?

I finished reading the other boleyn girl a while back. Which of the other books do you guys think I should read next?

It's all about ambition.

This novel is all about the ambitions of a familiy called the Howards or Boleyns. Two sisters who each want to follow their heart. But their family has other prospects for Anne. Mary gets to start an affair with King Henry and falls in love with him. She is played like a pawn by her family who want nothing more but to rise high in King Henry's favor. Although both Henry and Mary are married the King takes what he wants and makes Mary his mistress. She is no longer allowed to share her husband William's bed. After years of trying to conceive a son with Henry's wife the Queen she becomes menopausal and can no longer bear childre. Mary who becomes pregnant by Henry is their new hope for a kingly son even though he will be a so called bastard. She gives birth to a girl but the King continues to try with her for a son....

Help....

Ello everyone! I am a 10th grade student who reads welp pretty much all the time. I was very interested in reading this book but I wasn't sure of the style of the writing. I am not the biggest fan of Old English writing. I find it a little more difficult and timely. Please someone tell me if this book is in Old English type writing... THANKS =)

Wideacre -

ok - was anyone else grossed out by the incest thing? I know it was more common then, but come on!