So I recently read The Other Boleyn Girl. I really enjoyed it and read the entire book within a week. Then I wanted to see the movie. There seemed to be such a fuss going around about it. Didn't have the time.
In the meantime, I checked out the next two books by the same author; The Queen's Fool and The Virgin's Lover. I think the names are correct. I didn't get into the Queen's Fool as much but did enjoy the historical aspect of it all. I learned some things I didn't know before.
Now I'm about halfway through the last book about Queen Elizabeth. It's better than the middle book but not as good as the first, in my opinion. So much strategy in the queen's court in those days. My British history is rather shabby so I'm not sure where the story is going so it's still an interesting read.
Saturday night I watched the movie The Other Boleyn Girl and boy was I disappointed. Even though I can't remember all how the book went, the movie sure took it's poetic license with restructuring events. And if I had not read the book first I would have spent much of the movie trying to figure things out.
I feel that there was just too much in the book for the movie to even come close. The movie left out so much and just scratched the surface. It didn't delve into the relationships brother George had or the reflections of Mary. I didn't feel like I got a real sense of the conflict between the two sisters or the real scandal of Anne's first marriage. They left out the birth of children even.
I know it's hard for a movie to follow a book so I shouldn't have been too disappointed but I almost felt like I wasted my $5. I sewed and ate coffee cake while it was on after everyone fell asleep so that aspect was very pleasant. I do wonder if they'll make any other movies?
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