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... will enjoy this book. I do recommend trying to read the series in order though. I really wish I had read this novel before The Boleyn Inheritance as there are several characters that are portrayed in both.
Finished: Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters
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... will enjoy this book. I do recommend trying to read the series in order though. I really wish I had read this novel before The Boleyn Inheritance as there are several characters that are portrayed in both. 3 stars.
Finished: Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters
Audiobook
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... course.)
Then, to go on with, it was just icky. As historical romance novels go, it was unpleasant. I can't speak to The Boleyn Inheritance , since I refuse to read anything else by the author.
So, my tuppenny-worth.
... just in case:
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
Property by Valerie Martin MOOCHED
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory MOOCHED
... captured Henry's first wife best. (/END any mini spoilers.) It's not my favorite by the author, though. I have The Boleyn Inheritance in my TBR pile and want to read it soon.
... finish the Tudor Series by Philippa Gregory including:
The Constant Princess
The Other Boleyn Girl - Reread
The Boleyn Inheritance - Reread
The Queen’s Fool
The Virgin’s Lover
The Other Queen
I am reading The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory. I am nearly finished, and love it! The author has a writing style that really holds your interest.
... than Catherine Howard, but of the books I've read featuring Catherine Howard (I think my Catherine Howard count comes to The Boleyn Inheritance and My Lady of Cleves, if anyone is curious), I think this one is probably the best. Catherine is portrayed as a victim of her family's ambition ...
... better ones. I really enjoyed the tudor books The Constant Princess (an inspiring heroine), The Other Boleyn Girl, and The Boleyn Inheritance .
ETA In fact, going by the reviews, some people who read Wideacres first were so put off they decided not to read any more by her!
I've recently finished reading "The Boleyn Inheritance" , which is told from the three alternating viewpoints of Anne of Cleves, Kathryn Howard & Jane (Boleyn) Rochford).
... books for an Historical Fiction discussion class/group: "The Clan of the Cave Bear", The Birth of Venius" and "The Boleyn Inheritance" . The place of women in a society/group is a theme common to the three novels, although each takes place in a different time/era and place. The first ...
Finished "The Boleyn Inheritance" today. It certainly presents interesting points of view of the latter period of Henry VIII's rule; the powerplays that went on in his court, the helplessness of the individuals & of the women ensnared in those power struggles.
I saw the film adaptation of "The Other Boleyn Girl" when it was in theaters, and am just finishing "The Boleyn Inheritance" (for an Historical fiction discussion group). I'm finding "The Boleyn Inheritance" interesting, since it presents the story from three different women's points of view. I ...
... three different titles for Historical fiction class ("The Clan of the Cave Bear", then "The Birth of Venus", and now "The Boleyn Inheritance" ). Last spring, I read part one of "Anna Karinina", set that aside to read "The Portrait of a Lady", then returned to reading "Anna Karinina". ...
Continuing with "The Boleyn Inheritance" ...OK so far.
Having finished "The Age of Innocence", I've started "The Boleyn Inheritance" .
... New York City society (The Age of Innocence) for England in the time of Henry VIII's later years as King (1539-1542..."The Boleyn Inheritance" ).
... 9- fiction
1. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella- Nov. 15
2. Garbo Laughs by Elizabeth Hay- Feb. 8
3. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory- Feb. 15
... to read later, after I find & read two additional 'historical fiction' novels: "The Birth of Venus" by Sarah Dunant, and "The Boleyn Inheritance" by Philippa Gregory, for my "Historical Fiction" discussion group.
Next, I'll be starting "The Age of Innocence" for a 'fiction' read & discuss ...
Last week i read Origin in Death and Survivor in Death by J.D. Robb AKA Nora Roberts. Aswell as The Boleyn Inheritance . Enjoyed all of them, and am currently deciding on what to read next. Perhaps some more crime novels
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1. The Shadow of the Wind
2. One Who Walked Alone: Robert E. Howard the Final Years
3. The Tea Rose: A Novel
4. The Boleyn Inheritance
5. The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece
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1. Naamah's Curse
2. Changes
3. Silver Borne
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I finished (24) Pride and Prejudice almost a week ago and (25) The Boleyn Inheritance a few hours ago.
I'm still reading In Cold Blood and Death with interruptions
46. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
Spoiler alert!
Yet another book about the Tudors. But with a twist. This book is told from the first person perspective, by three different women (Jane Rochford, Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard). The widely different characters of the ...
... it. I know, I know, what was I thinking? To be perfectly honest, I have read and enjoyed both The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritance - but I enjoyed them in the way that I enjoy watching a Kate Hudson movie or reading a tabloid. Everyone needs a break now and then, and today I ...
... it.
#139 laia:
I'm in the same shoe. I have two other books in the series in my TBR pile, The Constant Princess and The Boleyn Inheritance .
#140 lefty:
Oh, I loved that book! LG picked it out for me the first time we met.
#141 laia:
I'll eagerly wait for your review. So far I've ...
... Fiction group has an ongoing thread about Philippa Gregory that's worth a read. Personally, I liked The Boleyn Inheritance and The Queen's Fool but was not a big fan of The Constant Princess or The Virgin Queen. To each his own, and if you do like TOBG, I'd ...
33. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
... Other Queen (I actually thought The Other Queen was pretty bad), and she does the multiple voices with much more skill in The Boleyn Inheritance . You might as well skip The Virgin's Lover, the woman seems to have a serious grudge against Elizabeth I.
... have it with her.
The Other Boleyn Girl - Revolves around Anne and Mary Boleyn Henry's 2nd wife and his misstress
The Boleyn Inheritance - Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard Henry's 4th and 5th wives
The Queen's Fool - About Queen Mary and her sister Elizabeth
The Virgin's Lover ...
8. The Boleyn Inheritence by Philippa Gregory
I didn't enjoy this one as much as The Other Boleyn Girl, I didn't like the three first person narrators, especially since I knew enough history to know at least one was going to end up dead. I guess it would have been difficult to write the ...
... alone as far as how they were written. To get the best timeline I would read them in this order: The Other Boleyn Girl, The Boleyn Inheritance , and The Queen's Fool. I noticed you left out some of her other books and I approve, the three you picked are, in my opinion, the best three. Her ...
What order should I read The Boleyn Inheritance , The Other Boleyn Girl, and The Queen's Fool? Will they stand alone? Am I missing any that are in paperback? Are they all equally worth reading?
Well The Boleyn Inheritance is the next book chronologically which is about Henry's forth and fifth wives Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard. If you remember Jane Parker (george boleyn's wife) she's also in this book and my god what a cow that woman is.
There's The Queen's Fool is set during M ...
... that.
Having loved The Other Boleyn Girl, I definitely recommend it to fans of historical fiction, and follow it with The Boleyn Inheritance if you must, but leave the rest alone. I think I've finally learned my lesson and will be avoiding Gregory from now on.
(ETA cover art)
... The Other Boleyn Girl doesn't deal with Jane as Henry's wife, just as his not-quite mistress and I'm pretty sure that The Boleyn Inheritance only covers Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard, not Katherine Parr at all, so she's still missing wives 3 and 6. Also, The Queen's Fool is more ...
Hi Nobis - I read The Boleyn Inheritance last year, and I agree, it was better than The Other Boleyn Girl. Neither are exactly great literature, but still a lot of fun to read! I loved the character of Jane Parker, but one of the things that always bothers me about these books is that none of ...
... I don't know much about the Stalin era or Soviet Union, but this book definitely made me interested to learn more.
2 The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
I enjoyed this book more than The Other Boleyn Girl. I really liked the way the author poytrayed Anne of Cleaves and Jane Boley ...
... and put it in here. Christmas has worn me out! But these are the ones that I got from my mom and husband this morning:
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory
Harry, A History by Melissa ...
Try The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory for Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard. I liked it better than Gregory's other book, The Other Boleyn Girl. For non- fiction( actually after reading The Other Boleyn Girl I ran to) I went to Six Wives: the Queens of Henry VIIIby David Star ...
... Else by Samantha Hunt
The Right Hand of Sleep by John Wray
The Air We Breathe by Andrea Barrett
and The Boleyn Inheritance was one of Philippa Gregory's better books, in my opinion.
I'm currently re-reading Burr since Vidal is appearing at the conference and it ...
... with this one, which I read while I was quite ill. It certainly made me feel better.
40. Constant Princess and 41. Boleyn Inheritance both by Philippa Gregory. These were great reads. The author certainly researches the period, and gives us enough detail to take us right into the ...
#68 ktleyed
I (and many other people) have been disappointed by The Boleyn Inheritance and her latest one, The Other Queen. It seems to me that she is churning them out far too fast, with no consideration for characterisation, detailing or storytelling. Her later ones are nowhere near as ...
I was very disappointed in The Boleyn Inheritence by Philippa Gregory. I liked some of the earlier books in her Tudor series, but this one seemed just like a throwaway. I couldn't stand it, I didn't care for or care about anyone in the book - they all got what they deserved!
... it’s been downhill since The Other Boleyn Girl. I did enjoy The Queen’s Fool and The Virgin’s Lover, and The Boleyn Inheritance was up to par as well. But after The Constant Princess and now this, The Other Queen, I can’t help but feel that Gregory is just dashing them ...
The Boleyn Inheritance was returned to the friend who had loaned it to me. I had loaned her The Constant Princess and The Other Boleyn Girl, which she enjoyed so much that she offered to buy the last one. Very nice of her, I thought, though I'm a bit sad that I don't own the whole set.
... on The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory. Let me start by saying that I'm not a gung ho Gregory fan. I enjoyed The Boleyn Inheritance ; thought The Other Boleyn Girl, The Queen's Fool, and Virgin Earth were OK; and really disliked The Constant Princess. I haven't read any of ...
The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence
The Boleyn Inheritance , by Philippa Gregory
The Last Boleyn, by Karen Harper
The Blue Last, by Martha Grimes
... why, it just did not grab me at all. I think the incest story line put me off. I really enjoyed The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritance , enjoying the latter more. I have The Wise Woman on my TBR pile, am looking forward to it :-)
... why, it just did not grab me at all. I think the incest story line put me off. I really enjoyed The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritance , enjoying the latter more. I have A Wise Woman on my TBR pile, am looking forward to it :-)
I was disappointed in The Boleyn Inheritence as well.
Drat, I was hoping The Other Queen would be a good book.
Guess, I'll pass on this one.
... books seemed to be the best ones, I hear her latest The Other Queen is not that great. I was very disappointed with The Boleyn Inheritence .
#97 - lunacat - I agree, her later books were not as good, I really didn't like The Boleyn Inheritence one bit, though I did enjoy The Other Boleyn Girl and the one on Katharine of Aragon. I haven't read her latest yet, The Other Queen I think it is?
43. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
44. The Adventures of a Happy Dolly by Mary Dickerson Donahey
... Paolini, Sep 20, 2008
Inkdeath, Cornelia Funke, Oct 1, 2008
Other Books I'm Thinking About Reading:
The Boleyn Inheritance , Philippa Gregory
Extremely Loud and Suddenly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer
Love in a Cold Climate, Nancy Mitford
Guns, Germs, and ...
Review now up for The Boleyn Inheritance
One of the better books by Gregory that I've read....or rather listened to...in a long while. I loved the three person narrative that gave a well rounded story and really fleshed out the lives of Henry's 4th and 5th wives. If you like The Other Boleyn Gi ...
... the movie. It is terrible! Anne Boleyn is my all time favorite historical character. I've read as much as I can about her. The Boleyn Inheritance is filled with inaccuracies. Granted, it is a novel, but Philippa Gregory took some grave liberties here!"
... movie. It is terrible! Anne Boleyn is my all time favorite historical character. I've read as much as I can about her. The Boleyn Inheritance is filled with inaccuracies. Granted, it is a novel, but Philippa Gregory took some grave liberties here!
31. (New) The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory hasn't quite gripped me as the Other Boleyn Girl did, but is nevertheless an intriguing read.
32. (Comfort-ish) The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Anderson. One of my favourite books (the book itself, not the stories) as it ...
64 The Boleyn Inheritance Philippa Gregory
This book bordered on annoying me. I stuck it out and finished it, but I don't plan on reading any more by this author.
#59 The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Review: One of the better books by Gregory that I've read....or rather listened to...in a long while. I ...
... and tried to complete forget the fact that it was based off real history, just like I did with The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritance .
... Stephen Rea, and Frank McCourt.
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory. I have had mixed reactions to her novels but think this one is her best.
Through a Glass Darkly and The Dark Angels by ...
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory - beautifully written sequel to The Other Boleyn Girl
Hey compski! Thanks for stopping by!
I did like The Boleyn Inheritance quite a bit actually. One of the things I particularly enjoyed was that the chapters were much shorter than the other books in the series. This was handy since it was my lunch time reading. I also liked getting 3 ...
99: Interesting. I've been working my way through the series as well and recently finished The Boleyn Inheritance which was my favorite so far. I really enjoyed the short chapter (partly because it was my lunch reading, so I was always able to finish a chapter) and getting the different ...
Hi Bib! You have some good books here. It looks like you read more than three a year :) How did The Boleyn Inheritance turn out. Did you like it?
I finished The Boleyn Inheritance last night and will get started on The Queen's Fool on Monday. Today I'm concentrating on The Book Thief. I doubt I'll finish it, as Holly is having a BBQ, but I'm going to give it my best shot!
ETA: Oh yeah, and I started Deathly Hallows yesterday.... ...
... I've read all of those. was very disappointed by The Constant Princess. Loved (!) tOBG, Q'sF and V'sL, enjoyed The Boleyn Inheritance , but not as much.
edited to fix fact that it previously made no sense. Thanks bib!
Yes, I'm really loving The Boleyn Inheritance . I recommend giving it a shot!
18: So The Boleyn Inheritance is good so far? I read The Other Boleyn Girl and absolutely loved it, but I was lukewarm on all the other Philippa Gregory books I have read: The Queen's Fool, The Constant Princess, and The Virgin's Lover.
... miss. I like The Other Boleyn Girl pretty well, was bored by The Constant Princess and am having a tough time putting The Boleyn Inheritance down.
16. Jane Eyre (ebook)
17. The Boleyn Inheritance
18. Vanity Fair (ebook)
19. The Book Thief
20. Agnes Grey (ebook)
... more books, but I am utterly powerless against the "bargain books" tables...
The Language of God by Francis Collins
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
And a box set of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, which WILL NOT be lent out to be lost in the void of books ...
... I started it yesterday, but was too sick to concentrate on reading, so I'll work on it this weekend. I've also started The Boleyn Inheritance for my lunch reading. Still working on Dracula as well, since I haven't been online much in the last week!
#33 The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory - So-so, didn't really like it all that much. I thought her previous Tudor books were much better. I barely liked a single character in this one! Review
#33 The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory - So-so, didn't really like it all that much. I thought her previous Tudor books were much better. I barely liked a single character in this one! Review
Still working on my Tudor books and just finished The Boleyn Inheritance - what a disappointment! I barely liked it. I could not get into the characters, hated the choppiness of the chapters and the changing viewpoints of the three women, and I found it repulsive imagining big fat gross Henry ...
I just finished The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory and was disappointed with it, and now I am starting A Highlander for Christmas by Sandy Blair. I've been looking forward to reading this, since I really like this author!
I just finished The Boleyn Inheritence , I found it a bit disappointing, not nearly as good as her other Tudor novels. I didn't hate it, but I don't think I liked a single character in this book!
... ce
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I'm in 1540, Tudor England, the court of Henry VIII in The Boleyn Inheritence .
I decided to put off reading Wolves of the Calla for now and am starting The Boleyn Inheritence (I have The Tudors on my mind too much after watching the 2nd to last episode of the season today On Demand).
... it's pretty thick and not mine (I eat while I read at work -- spillage) so I might have to come up with something else. The Boleyn Inheritance maybe.
... by Brenda Rickman Vantrease
The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory
The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory
The Wild Irish by Robin Maxwell
My Father Had a Daughter by Grace Tiffa ...
17. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory - (read from 5/4-5/11) This was the second book I have read by Gregory. I absolutely loved The Other Boleyn Girl, so I was excited to read this book. This book focuses on Jane Boleyn, the wife of George Boleyn (Anne Boleyn's brother); Anne of Cleves ...
... because it didn't appeal to me and now that I am reading it I love it and am soooo glad I gave it a go.
#1: Greyhead:
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory has the story of two more of his wives, one of which was a cousin of Anne Boleyn hence the title.
... sure that some Moorish customs and attitudes percolated into the Spanish court, but not to that extent.
I think I liked The Boleyn Inheritance best too of the ones I've read. I enjoyed The Last Boleyn Girl and there weren't any errors that set me off, and I'm moderately knowledgeable about ...
... true historic fact, which is why it is perfectly categorized as fiction. I loved TOBG, and TCP was only alright. I bought The Boleyn Inheritance and plan on getting to it after I've finished a few others on my list.
As an avid fan of Showtime's Tudor series, I feel the want to chime in a ...
... VIII; I also have Antonia Fraser's The wives of Henry VIII to tackle and may hunt down some others.
I plan to read The Boleyn Inheritance at some point, and maybe The Constant Princess. Hopefully I will enjoy those as much as TOBG.
... Princess is supposed to be first.
If by publication order, I'm not sure what that order would be, but I do know The Boleyn Inheritance was not the first of those books to be published.
Also, I thought there was another book in the series already released?
... almost the end of March. I am currently reading The Mortician's Daughter by Elizabeth Bloom and will either read The Boleyn Inheritance or some Hemingway or F. Scott Fitzgerald next as I seem to be leaning towards those classics right now. Still staying with Pride and Prejudi ...
23. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory 514 pages ****1/2
I think I may have a mini obsession.
23/50 (46%)
8,128/ 16,000 (50.8%)
If I can keep up this pace, I should be done with my 50 by June. Success :) (I shouldn't jinx this!)
I finished The Boleyn Inheritance and started Clown Girl last night. I am stuck at the beginning of Volume 3 in War and Peace and can't seem to get back into it.
36. The Boleyn Inheritance
I liked this book, but not as much as The Other Boleyn Girl or The Queen's Fool.
I don't really know what to read next. I started Clown Girl but can't decide if I should keep reading it or start something else instead. And of course there is still War and Peac ...
... Philippa Gregory's books about the women of Henry VIII's court: The Constant Princess, The Other Boleyn Girl, and The Boleyn Inheritance . What others do people recommend??
I liked The Boleyn Inheritance best of all of Gregory's Tudor novels. Her historical inaccuracies drive me nuts (worst of all was The Constant Princess). This one bothered me less because relatively little is known about the three women featured in the novel: Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, ...
Would like to hear more about Late Nights on Air!
Also, what did you think of The Boleyn Inheritance ?
I saw The Other Boleyn Girl, movie version, last week.
Don't feel in any rush to read the book now. There always seems to be some criticism of Gregory's accuracy.
... sequence, but I found it more interesting reading about a young Katherine (from Gregorys perspective)
after reading TOBG.
the boleyn inheritance
Any of the others were not really memorable.
From Paperback Swap I got The Boleyn Inheritence by Philippa Gregory and Pawn in Frankincense: Fourth in the Legendary Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett.
... book.
And since I've been watching the Tudors lately, I bought a few books:
The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory.
... do a page count as well so here goes:
1. Ahab's Wife 704
2. The Alchemist 208
3. The Other Boleyn Girl 672
4. The Boleyn Inheritance 544
5. The Constant Princess 416
6. Mary Mrs. A. Lincoln 636
What to read now?
For Davina Porter fans, I came across the audiobook version of The Boleyn Inheritance at the library a couple of weeks ago. Porter is one of the narrators, who are all fabulous. I'm not finished with the book yet, but it's very good so far.
... or in order of publication. Chronologically, The Constant Princess would come before The Other Boleyn Girl, The Boleyn Inheritance next, then The Queen's Fool and The Virgin Queen. Earthly Joys and Virgin Earth are set later, in the Stuart period, and deal with the John Tra ...
... Collins (June)
7. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (October, 4 1/2 *)
8. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory (October, 4*)
I hadn't originally intended to include 20th Century history (The Book Thief and The Poisonwood ...
Good morning,
I'm new to the group this year, and very excited to be here. And now, first book of the year...
1. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory. Starting off nice and easy. While this was not one of my favorites by Gregory, I did enjoy it. I'm always a little skeptical ...
I finished The Boleyn Inheritance and am now reading Barack Obama's Dreams from my Father. The results of the Iowa Caucus have nothing to do with this; I picked up this book at a library sale a few months ago. It's very well-written -- he's just as articulate a writer as an orator, and to ...
... src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/074327251X.01._SX50_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg"> The Boleyn Inheritance - review , page-turning, bodice-ripping, historical fiction! This was my selection for the " ...
I'm in Tudor England with The Boleyn Inheritance . Lots of jousting going on!
... - I only bought it because I loved the cover. Quick read and I learned a little chinese history at the same time.
54. The Boleyn Inheritance , Philippa Gregory I love her books!
55. Because of Winn-Dixie,kate DiCamillo Cute read.
56. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, ...
#89 - lindsacl - I actually enjoyed The Boleyn Inheritance very much. Don't give up on poor Anne yet! =)
#89 The Boleyn Inheritance is my fave of all of Gregory's novels. I really enjoyed the multiple narrators.
... Claremont, loving every word of it. Now, it seems time for some bodice-ripping historical fiction, so I've just started The Boleyn Inheritance . Poor Anne of Cleves, she doesn't stand a chance ...
... Hosseini
And a few honorable mentions:
The Gathering by Anne Enright
The Dark Angels by Karleen Koen
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir
England's Mistress: the infamous life of Emm ...
All of Philippa Gregory's Tudor books are excellent... I would recommend starting with The Other Boleyn Girl and then The Boleyn Inheritance . My other favorites of hers were The Constant Princess and The Queen's Fool ... I didn't care much for The Virgin's Lover though.
Another ...
... I've been eagerly anticipating. Much to my delight, I found the library was having a book sale, $2/bag, and I bagged: The Boleyn Inheritance , Girl, Interrupted, The Stories of Eva Luna, Dreams from my Father, and Breath, Eyes, Memory. And a Dick Francis mystery for my husband.
...
I'm close to finishing Philippa Gregory's The Boleyn Inheritance .
Still going with Queen Isabella by Alison Weir.
... not find the second quarter thread, so here are two lists:
First Quarter
1. The Dark Angels by Karleen Koen
2. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
3. Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen
4. Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett
5. Through a Glass ...
Finally, I have read the first book that I actually really enjoyed since finishing Harry Potter - The Boleyn Inheritance , the latest by Philippa Gregory.
Gregory does such an excellent job bringing Tudor England to life and, having read both The Constant Princess and The Other Boleyn Gir ...
... Eternity Code, Eoin Colfer
Twilight , Stephanie Meyer
Other Books I'm Thinking About Reading:
The Boleyn Inheritance , Philippa Gregory
Lord John and the Private Matter , Diana Gabaldon
Extremely Loud and Suddenly Close , Jonathan ...
... Journey, Trenton Lee Stewart
The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
Other Books I'm Thinking About Reading:
The Boleyn Inheritance , Philippa Gregory
Extremely Loud and Suddenly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer
Love in a Cold Climate, Nancy Mitford
Guns, Germs, and ...
I will definitely have to read The Boleyn Inheritance ! Thanks for the recommendation, Lady Pamina, which gains credibility from your astute comments about the other novels.
I just finished The Boleyn Inheritance , and it was intense. I was literally scared out my wits. Even though I what would happen to Anne and Catherine--I was still in suspense and wondering if they would be executed or saved. Henry was a crazed and horrifying monster. My heart was pounding with ...
The book I'm working on now, The Boleyn Inheritance is a multi-POV book. That's what made me ask the question. I actually like that the story is intertwined thru each character.
... has been sitting on my shelf for several years now, because of negative feedback from other readers. I hope you enjoy The Boleyn Inheritance as much as I did. If you haven't read it yet, also thought The Queen's Fool was good.
# 72 Cariola I'm so glad to hear some good feedback about The Boleyn Inheritance ! I'm about 80% thru The Constant Princess, which was good, but I just didn't get the same passion about that one as I did The other Boleyn Girl. I'm looking forward to digging into another good work!
>>#67 The Boleyn Inheritance is my favorite P. Gregory novel; I've read all the Tudor-era ones. I enjoyed the three distinct narrators and think she did a good job of creating separate voice for each of them. Enjoy!
I just purchased The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory today and can't wait to start it. I really enjoyed The Other Boleyn Girl, and I hope this one is just as good.
... Dumas
A rather dreadful collection of humorous essays. Way too many sterotypes of both Americans and Iranians.
18. The Boleyn Inheritance --Philippa Gregory
This is my favorite of Gregory's Tudor period novels, probably because the three narrators--Jane Boleyn, Anne of Cleves, and ...
I'm starting late, as I just joined LT about five weeks ago, but, fortunately, I keep a book journal and can list what I've read so far in 2007. Pleas post you comment on any of my books--I'd love to talk about them!
January
1. Duty and Desire: A Novel of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman ...
... Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos Jennet Conant
34 - The Good Guy Dean Koontz
35 - The Boleyn Inheritance Philippa Gregory
36 - The Other Boleyn Girl Philippa Gregory
37 - The Queen's Fool: A Novel Philippa Gregory
38 - High Noon Nor ...
... is accurate enough to be really plausible to a historian of the period.
I'll have to put both The Traitor's Wife and The Boleyn Inheritance on my to-be-read list. The latter is one of Gregory's most recent, so probably benefits from the cumulative research she's done for her other novels.
... her for her mistress. But it's been years since I've read it. On the other hand, I didn't find any jarring inaccuracies in The Boleyn Inheritance , a book I enjoyed thoroughly.
I agree with those who have listed Sharon Penman, Jude Morgan, and Margaret George.
Jean Plaidy's ...
... Gregory
7. The Cosmic Ordering Service by Barbel Mohr
8. House of Echoes by Barbara Erskine
9. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
... far PG's best effort. although i read the other non-series books Constant Princess, Queen's Fool, Virgin's Lover, & Boleyn Inheritance , none of them came close to TOBG, in my opinion.
Virgin's Lover in particular bordered on trashy romance, i thought. of the rest, i enjoyed Boleyn ...
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Thanks ang19. Once I get to Boleyn Inheritance I'll put The Other Boleyn Girl on TBR. I used to try to read an author in chronological order if and when I could. I've reconsidered that as there was some good talk here a while back about finding the right entry point for different ...
... inhaled it. loved it, even though i'm not a sci-fi fan, either.
anyone else have a similar experience?
>43 -- Boleyn Inheritance was enjoyable, but i've not found any of PG's subsequent books to be as engrossing as The Other Boleyn Girl.
The Boleyn Inheritance will wait--it's Saturday by ian McEwan instead. Can't wait to dig in--it's my first read by him.
... that resonates with the politics of sixties draft resistance and race. Next, Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen. Maybe The Boleyn Inheritance after that. I'm timing myself so The March by E. L. Doctorow will be "fresh" for my 8/3 bookgroup. I dipped into it a few weeks ago--but am ...
... Edward P. Jones
The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh
Saturday by Ian McEwan
Slow Man by J.M. Coetzee
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
Missing Mom by Joyce Carol Oates
Triomf by Marlene Van Niekerk
Square ...
Must be witchcraft week for me - just completed The Other Boleyn Girl and the The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory, and now I am off to read Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire.
34) The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory ( review )
My progress so far:
MaggieB in 50 Book Challenge : Maggie B Joins In. (Jun 9, 2007, 2:13pm)
... k
Hidden talents - Erica James
Airs and Graces - Erica James
The Little House - Philippa Gregory
The Boleyn Inheritance - Philippa Gregory
Fallen Skies - Philippa gregory
The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Lady of Trillium - Marion Z ...
This week, I am reading The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory, and if I read it quickly, I'll start The Boleyn Inheritance (maybe by the end of the week) - these books are CHUNKY! =)
... of Arragon. You then get on to Anne Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl. The sequence of wives is pretty much completed in The Boleyn Inheritance , and then you can move on to the reigns of Mary and Elizabeth in The Queen's Fool folowed by The Virgin's Lover.
I doesn't really ...
... flavour to them:
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Virgin's Lover
The Queen's Fool
The Constant Princess
The Boleyn Inheritance
I've also read The Wise Woman, which is a stand-alone and is set during the reign of Henry VIII, but doesn't really feature the royals at all. It ...
I really liked The Other Boleyn Girl - definately recommend it. However I then followed it up with The Boleyn Inheritance and was disappointed. Too much 'chick lit' for me. It has put me off trying her others.
... with The Queen's Fool and then The Virgin's Lover - they have a better throughline in that order. THe latest one is The Boleyn Inheritance , which obviously does fit in between the first two, but stands alone just fine (as do they all really, it's just more fun to approach tham as a ...
... enjoyed his others, I will finish it. Besides, I don't dislike it, it is just not grabbing my attention.
Listening to The Boleyn Inheritance while I knit and The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter in the car. Enjoying both. The narrator of the McCullers book is wonderful, Cherry Jones, I think her ...
... partly because I found the characters unlikable, particularly in the latter book. On the other hand, I thoroughly enjoyed The Boleyn Inheritance .
I've only read one Robin Maxwell book, To the Tower Born. It was readable, but the many implausibilities and the modern mindsets of its ...
... a lot more sense, and The Virgin's Lover does contain references to Hannah from The Queen's Fool. I've just finished The Boleyn Inheritance which was great, but I think my favourite was The Other Boleyn Girl.
I have Fallen Skies and The Wise Woman on my TBR pile. For some reason ...
#2 mrstreme - Not a series as such, but it would help to read The Other Boleyn Girl before reading The Boleyn Inheritance . The others can really be read in any order. All are stand-alone books (of the ones I've read):
The Constant Princess is the story of Katherine of Aragon, first wife ...
I have The Boleyn Inheritance in my TBR pile - a birthday gift from a friend. Are the "Boleyn" books in a series? I don't want to read something out of order. Thanks for your insight!
... several of her books now:
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Virgin's Lover
The Queen's Fool
The Constant Princess
The Boleyn Inheritance
The Wise Woman
I enjoyed them all (with the exception of The Wise Woman, which I didn't think was up to Gregory's usual high standard).
I'm ...
Just finished The Boleyn Inheritance . A great read although a little repetitive at times. I did love the voice Gregory gives to Katherine Howard, and as with all of her other Tudor court series, I'm now itching to go and visit the Tower of London, Hever Castle, Richmond Palace, etc....
I'm ...
... so-so. But The Constant Princess made up for it. It focuses more on Catherine's early life. There is a new book called The Boleyn Inheritance but I haven't read that one yet.
I'm very much enjoying The Boleyn Inheritance . I am a fan of Gregory's tudor court series, however "bodice ripping" others may find them. I read to visit other worlds, and I find she creates very vivid worlds for me to visit!
... Mice and Men
So only a baby list so far, but I've started Veronika Decides to Die this morning, and have also started The Boleyn Inheritance ....
>44: jhowell...I pretty much agree with your assessment of The Boleyn Inheritance ...I think Gregory might've set the bar too high with The Other Boleyn Girl!
Are you interested in other historical time periods? I enjoyed The Last Boleyn by Karen Harper (another take on Mary Boleyn's ...
... got out of bed, having dedicated a lie-in to finishing The Book Thief. Having mopped up my tears, I think I'll restart The Boleyn Inheritance , which shouldn't take too long. After that.... Maybe Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, although i'm not firmly decided yet....so many TBR!
...
I think I'd like to tackle a chunk a month (over 500 pages) - that doesn't seem too scary a thing to attempt.
January:
The Boleyn Inheritance - Philippa Gregory (518 pages) - 8/10
February:
Black Dog - Stephen Booth (528 pages) - 8/10
March:
The Interpretation of Murder - ...
Ok, currently loving The Book Thief, and after that will hopfully commit to the following:
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
The Italian Girl by Iris Murdoch
And this site is really inspiring me to ...
... effort though; and I don't think I'll soon forget the experience.
Needed lighter fare, so I am about ~ 100 pgs into The Boleyn Inheritence . So far not as good as The Other Boleyn Girl. But I can follow the action and I can tell who is saying what and it appears to be all in English -- ...
... for Elephants by Sara Gruen
32) The Black Flower by Howard Bahr
33) The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
34) The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
35) Wicked by Gregory Maguire
36) The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
37) Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
38) Lamb: ...
... Woman at all!)
The ones I really did enjoy were:
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Queen's Fool
The Constant Princess
The Boleyn Inheritance
I also rather enjoyed Her Rightful inheritance by Benita Brown. I'm not usually into romances per se, but being from the Newcastle area ...
... to be finished.
I thought I am the Messsenger was cute, and bizarre; but far from great.
I think I am going to read The Boleyn Inheritence next. It may be sacriledge to admit on LT; but I have been watching TV (gasp) that new series "The Tudors" on Showtime has got me hungering for some ...
... reading so far this year:
Books:
The Prestige - Christopher Priest
The Eagle in the Sand - Simon Scarrow
The Boleyn Inheritance - Philippa Gregory
Adept - Robert Finn
The Complete Maus - Art Spiegelman
Karma - Holly A Harvey
Deception - Randy Alcor ...
Size 12 Is Not Fat - Meg Cabot
Appomattox - James Reasoner
The Boleyn Inheritance - Philippa Gregory
Saving Fish From Drowning - Amy Tan
A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies - Ellen Cooney
Alphabet Weekends - Elizabeth Noble
Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortens ...
... my Sister is a non-fic and I really liked it. I saw the movie too but still I thought the book was good.
I just finished The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory. I probably should not have read it so close to The last wife of Henry VIII because there is quite a bit conflicting information ...
I think I can swing the 50!
So Far:
1. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory (Good, but not as great as The Other Boleyn Girl)
2. Winkie by Clifford Chase (I'm sure I missed some of the deeper meaning but I loved the bear...)
3. She May Not Leave by Fay Weldon (Way ...
... into LT once the "already read" stack next to the bed gets too big, so this may be updated in parts. Here goes:
1. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory.
2. The Great Stink by Clare Clark.
3. The French Executioner by C.C. Humphreys.
4. A Lady Raised High by ...
Just started The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory. Got it as a holiday gift. Seems pretty good so far.
I really enjoyed Philippa Gregory's The Boleyn Inheritance , Margaret George's Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles, and Reay Tannahill's Fatal Majesty (also about Mary Queen of Scots).
... used less seiges and battles and betrayals and more character development. That's just me though.
Jumped right into The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory which I've been eyeing eagerly while I slogged through WCaHSS.
I haven't liked that many of Philippa Gregory's novels, but I'd recommend her latest, The Boleyn Inheritance . I certainly wouldn't call it a bodice-ripper; there's not all that much sex in it. (But if you're looking for a romantic storyline, it might not suit, as the only love affair in it ...
I've been working the last few days and haven't had much time to read Beast. So instead I listened to The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory to and from work which isn't romance but historical fiction. If you ever want to try a Philippa Gregory novel don't expect a happy ending, she ...
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