tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post4831278657102040956..comments2023-10-29T12:03:02.806-04:00Comments on Passages to the Past: 2010 Release: Rival to the Queen by Carolly EricksonPassages to the Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16357366263195042306noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-14979239611292581202010-06-13T17:54:04.033-04:002010-06-13T17:54:04.033-04:00I have read a couple of her non-fiction offerings,...I have read a couple of her non-fiction offerings, most notably "Alexandra" and found them to be passable but not particularly scholarly. I think "historical entertainments" to be true for the work on Katherine Parr, but perhaps also for her non-fiction for a serious reader.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09566395146321751551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-45943686601953652982010-06-13T03:49:53.834-04:002010-06-13T03:49:53.834-04:00I have not read anything by her... but this one so...I have not read anything by her... but this one sounds good. <br /><br />I hope all is well with you, I have been away for sometime and am now back but I am not hoping to be able to blog as before, but I am following your blog posts :)Veenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051587201427141480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-53060024938800127882010-06-12T22:55:23.667-04:002010-06-12T22:55:23.667-04:00Here novels are touch and go. Sometimes they are g...Here novels are touch and go. Sometimes they are good and sometimes they aren't. I think it all depends.YA Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147401205365756126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-38297904409487025632010-06-12T10:01:50.921-04:002010-06-12T10:01:50.921-04:00I like Carolly Erickson -- she's a decent writ...I like Carolly Erickson -- she's a decent writer; but as Susan said, the historical aspects are a bit suspect.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-84752646760291864782010-06-12T09:28:26.257-04:002010-06-12T09:28:26.257-04:00I also read her books on Catherine Parr and Marie ...I also read her books on Catherine Parr and Marie Antoinette. I liked them but they just can't compare to novels by Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir. I have her book on Napolean's Josephine but haven't had the chance to read it yet. The books are definitely entertaining if not necessarily accurate, so I will give this new book a try when it comes out.Colleen Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976640192696124574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-56503809581843870002010-06-12T00:03:53.020-04:002010-06-12T00:03:53.020-04:00Hey Amy, I read "The Hidden Diary of Marie An...Hey Amy, I read "The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette" and really enjoyed it. It may not have been completely historically correct...but what is nowadays. Then I read "The Secret Life of Josephine" and also enjoyed it all thought it did not move me as much as Marie Antoinette. I didn't know alot about Josephine so that is what made it enjoyable. All though I'm sure there were some inaccuracies there as well. I enjoy this author's writing style enough so that I have Mary, Queen of Scotts waiting on my bookshelf. For me a book has to flow and hold my interest or I won't finish it...regardless of it's historical merits...guess that makes me a real book S L _ _! Ha! Hope this helps, fondly, RobertaRobertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493412205283777117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-79201537417623214312010-06-11T18:19:10.641-04:002010-06-11T18:19:10.641-04:00I read the Katherine Parr book as well as her book...I read the Katherine Parr book as well as her book on Marie Antoinette. They were OK. But like you, I may give this one a try due to the subject matter.Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838072651419264066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-19267789290776746362010-06-11T17:08:34.102-04:002010-06-11T17:08:34.102-04:00I read her novel about Katherine Parr. I liked the...I read her novel about Katherine Parr. I liked the writing itself, but the historical liberties the author took--like having Katherine give birth while her home was under attack--were just too much. I understand that her Mary, Queen of Scots novel was even more far-fetched, though the author has acknowledged that she takes liberties and has termed her books "historical entertainments."Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.com