Starred Review. Returning to the scene of The Other Boleyn Girl, historical powerhouse Gregory again brings the women of Henry VIII's court vividly to life. Among the cast, who alternately narrate: Henry's fourth wife, Bavarian-born Anne of Cleves; his fifth wife, English teenager Katherine Howard; and Lady Rochford (Jane Boleyn), the jealous spouse whose testimony helped send her husband... and sister-in-law Anne Boleyn to their execution. Attended by Lady Rochford, 24-year-old Anne of Cleves endures a disastrous first encounter with the twice-her-age king—an occasion where Henry takes notice of Katherine Howard. Gregory beautifully explains Anne of Cleves's decision to stay in England after her divorce, and offers contemporary descriptions of Lady Rochford's madness. While Gregory renders Lady Rochford with great emotion, and Anne of Cleves with sympathy, her most captivating portrayal is Katherine, the clever yet naïve 16th-century adolescent counting her gowns and trinkets. Male characters are not nearly as endearing. Gregory's accounts of events are accurate enough to be persuasive, her characterizations modern enough to be convincing. Rich in intrigue and irony, this is a tale where readers will already know who was divorced, beheaded or survived, but will savor Gregory's sharp staging of how and why. (Dec. 5)
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这是一本让我久久不能释怀的书。我花了几个晚上才把它读完,但合上书本的那一刻,我仍然沉浸在故事的世界里,久久不能回神。书中关于人性的探讨,关于命运的捉弄,都引发了我深刻的思考。我常常会停下来,想象着如果我是书中某个角色,我会如何选择,会做出怎样的决定。这种代入感是很多书都无法给予的,而这本书,却做到了。它不仅仅是一本消遣读物,更是一本能够触及灵魂的杰作。
评分这本书真是让人欲罢不能!从第一页开始,我就被深深地吸引住了。作者对那个时代的描绘简直栩栩如生,仿佛我置身于都铎王朝的宫廷之中,感受着空气中弥漫的权谋、野心和爱情的交织。人物塑造尤其令人称道,每个角色都饱满而真实,他们身上的优点和缺点都那么鲜明。我特别喜欢主角,她的坚韧、智慧和偶尔流露出的脆弱,都让我感同身受,忍不住为她捏一把汗,又为她的每一次成功而由衷地喜悦。
评分我一直对历史小说情有独钟,而这本书,无疑是我近年来读到过最出色的作品之一。它不仅仅是在讲述一个故事,更是在带领读者穿越时空,去体验一段波澜壮阔的历史。作者的文字功底深厚,叙事节奏把握得恰到好处,既有宏大的历史背景,又不乏细腻的情感描写。每一次情节的转折都出人意料,却又合情合理,让人拍案叫绝。读完之后,我仿佛经历了一场跌宕起伏的人生,内心充满了震撼和感慨。
评分这是一次非常愉快的阅读体验。作者的文笔优雅流畅,字里行间都透着一股历史的厚重感。我尤其欣赏书中对人物情感的刻画,那些复杂的情感纠葛,那些难以言说的爱恨情仇,都被描绘得淋漓尽致,让人动容。我常常会在某个情节处停顿许久,回味书中人物的心理活动,感受他们的悲喜。这本书不仅仅是一个好故事,更是一次关于人性和情感的深刻探索,让我受益匪浅。
评分坦白说,我最初是被这本书的封面和书名吸引的,没想到读起来却是如此精彩!故事发展出乎意料,每一个细节都安排得严丝合缝。我喜欢作者在叙事中留下的悬念,让我忍不住一口气读下去,想要知道接下来会发生什么。而且,这本书不仅仅有精彩的情节,还有对人物内心世界的深刻挖掘。我看到了他们的挣扎,他们的痛苦,他们的爱恨,这一切都让我觉得如此真实,如此动人。
评分中下水平,PG的書绝不推荐,never read is better than waste time on it.
评分中下水平,PG的書绝不推荐,never read is better than waste time on it.
评分中下水平,PG的書绝不推荐,never read is better than waste time on it.
评分中下水平,PG的書绝不推荐,never read is better than waste time on it.
评分中下水平,PG的書绝不推荐,never read is better than waste time on it.
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