Comments on: #110 ~ The Other Queen http://literatehousewife.com/2008/10/110-the-other-queen/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:38:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alaine http://literatehousewife.com/2008/10/110-the-other-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-6701 Alaine Sat, 09 May 2009 21:15:36 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=1369#comment-6701 Hi Jennifer, thanks for commenting on my review. Yours is really wonderful and informative. Have you read any of the other Gregory novels? Regards Alaine <abbr><em>Alaine’s last blog post..<a href="http://alainereading.blogspot.com/2009/05/other-queen-by-philippa-gregory.html" rel="nofollow">The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory</a></abbr></em> Hi Jennifer, thanks for commenting on my review. Yours is really wonderful and informative. Have you read any of the other Gregory novels?

Regards
Alaine

Alaine’s last blog post..The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory

]]> By: #11 ~ The Other Boleyn Girl : literatehousewife.com http://literatehousewife.com/2008/10/110-the-other-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-4504 #11 ~ The Other Boleyn Girl : literatehousewife.com Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:50:04 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=1369#comment-4504 [...] The Other Queen [...] [...] The Other Queen [...]

]]> By: Shana @ Literarily http://literatehousewife.com/2008/10/110-the-other-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-2058 Shana @ Literarily Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:12:05 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=1369#comment-2058 "She, too, handles stress by telling herself over and over who she is and what her station means. When she is confident in what she is doing and the plans that are underway on the outside to free her and return her to her throne, her thoughts are fluid and she has a hard time containing her enthusiasm." --- this reminded me a little of Juana in The Last Queen. Jennifer, despite the plethora of ho-hum reviews, I am excited to read this book. Your review re-affirmed that for me. “She, too, handles stress by telling herself over and over who she is and what her station means. When she is confident in what she is doing and the plans that are underway on the outside to free her and return her to her throne, her thoughts are fluid and she has a hard time containing her enthusiasm.” — this reminded me a little of Juana in The Last Queen.

Jennifer, despite the plethora of ho-hum reviews, I am excited to read this book. Your review re-affirmed that for me.

]]> By: Monica http://literatehousewife.com/2008/10/110-the-other-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-2057 Monica Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:00:03 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=1369#comment-2057 I'm also putting off buying The Other Queen because I have her other Tudor Court novels in paperback and I like them all the same height if possible. Nerdy I know! <strong><em>Hey, it's not like you don't have others to read in the meantime, right? I don't think it's nerdy to keep things organized like that. :) Thanks for your comments!</strong></em> I’m also putting off buying The Other Queen because I have her other Tudor Court novels in paperback and I like them all the same height if possible. Nerdy I know!
Hey, it’s not like you don’t have others to read in the meantime, right? I don’t think it’s nerdy to keep things organized like that. :) Thanks for your comments!
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]]> By: Mrs. S http://literatehousewife.com/2008/10/110-the-other-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-2056 Mrs. S Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:45:43 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=1369#comment-2056 I love love love Phillipa Gregory! I have been putting off buying this book as I am not a fan of hardbacks, but I may to have to buy it anyway. Thanks for the review! <strong><em>I go back and forth about hardbacks. I don't have her other novels in the series in hardback, so I'll probably end up buying this in paperback eventually. Have you read all of her other novels in the Tudor series? If not, the rest are available in paperback. By the time you've finished, maybe this one will be out in pb as well. :) </strong></em> I love love love Phillipa Gregory! I have been putting off buying this book as I am not a fan of hardbacks, but I may to have to buy it anyway. Thanks for the review!
I go back and forth about hardbacks. I don’t have her other novels in the series in hardback, so I’ll probably end up buying this in paperback eventually. Have you read all of her other novels in the Tudor series? If not, the rest are available in paperback. By the time you’ve finished, maybe this one will be out in pb as well. :)

]]> By: Ti http://literatehousewife.com/2008/10/110-the-other-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-2055 Ti Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:55:01 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=1369#comment-2055 Great review and I appreciate the ranking as I have never read any of Gregory's work. <strong><em>Ti, if you haven't read any of Philippa's novels and would like to read them, I would suggest reading them in chronological order. I've written a post about it based upon my reading of the series. <a href="http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/2007/08/30/philippa-gregory-in-chronological-order/" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is the link if you are interested.</strong></em> I've also included some of my favorite books that fill in the "gaps" of Tudor history.<strong><em> Great review and I appreciate the ranking as I have never read any of Gregory’s work.
Ti, if you haven’t read any of Philippa’s novels and would like to read them, I would suggest reading them in chronological order. I’ve written a post about it based upon my reading of the series. Here is the link if you are interested. I’ve also included some of my favorite books that fill in the “gaps” of Tudor history.

]]> By: Lezlie http://literatehousewife.com/2008/10/110-the-other-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-2054 Lezlie Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:23:13 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=1369#comment-2054 I agree. I don't think this is Gregory's best work, but I still enjoyed it. I have not read The Queen's Fool yet, but the only way my rankings would differ from yours at this point is I would put The Boleyn Inheritance first. That was my favorite. :-) Lezlie <strong><em>Lezlie, I think you'll really like <em>The Queen's Fool</em>. Telling the story of Queen Mary from a fictional character's perspective was great. <em>The Boleyn Inheritance</em> was really good. I guess I rank <em>The Other Boleyn Girl</em> ahead of it because it was my first PG novel. Sometimes I'm funny that way about liking the first book the best.</strong></em> I agree. I don’t think this is Gregory’s best work, but I still enjoyed it. I have not read The Queen’s Fool yet, but the only way my rankings would differ from yours at this point is I would put The Boleyn Inheritance first. That was my favorite. :-)

Lezlie
Lezlie, I think you’ll really like The Queen’s Fool. Telling the story of Queen Mary from a fictional character’s perspective was great. The Boleyn Inheritance was really good. I guess I rank The Other Boleyn Girl ahead of it because it was my first PG novel. Sometimes I’m funny that way about liking the first book the best.

]]> By: Marg http://literatehousewife.com/2008/10/110-the-other-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-2053 Marg Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:02:59 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=1369#comment-2053 Interesting. I found the characterisations a bit one dimensional, and some of the choices that she made in telling the story quite strange. <strong><em>Marg, I hope that you will be reviewing this book. I don't know if you have read more about Mary, Queen of Scots, but I'm assuming that you have. I would be interested to know how my views are colored by it being my first novel about her.</strong></em> Interesting.

I found the characterisations a bit one dimensional, and some of the choices that she made in telling the story quite strange.
Marg, I hope that you will be reviewing this book. I don’t know if you have read more about Mary, Queen of Scots, but I’m assuming that you have. I would be interested to know how my views are colored by it being my first novel about her.

]]> By: Philippa Gregory in Chronological Order « The Literate Housewife Review http://literatehousewife.com/2008/10/110-the-other-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-2052 Philippa Gregory in Chronological Order « The Literate Housewife Review Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:45:25 +0000 http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com/?p=1369#comment-2052 [...] 1. The Constant Princess 2. The Other Boleyn Girl 3. The Boleyn Inheritance 4. The Queen’s Fool 5. The Virgin’s Lover 6. The Other Queen [...] [...] 1. The Constant Princess 2. The Other Boleyn Girl 3. The Boleyn Inheritance 4. The Queen’s Fool 5. The Virgin’s Lover 6. The Other Queen [...]

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