The Other Boleyn Girl
Hmmm...third novel read in a row that has been made into a movie that I have not watched.
I have always enjoyed reading historical fiction and to be immersed in some other time period. I am not very familiar with the historical details in the Tudor period in England other than it was a tumultous time in England's history with the breaking from the Roman Catholic Church, and that King Henry VIII had several wives. I imagine that Philippa Gregory took some liberties with the historical details for dramatic effect. But since she used the lesser known Mary Boleyn as the narrator, she had somewhat more flexibility to take "artistic license".
The book was an easy read...it is mostly about plot development. There was some sense of the rigid, claustrophobic life and all the politicking in the court. Ultimately I wasn't too impressed by the book, it reads too much like a breathless fluffy throwaway.
