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Chargement... Victoria Rebels (Paula Wiseman Books)par Carolyn Meyer
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This is one of those cases of the book not fitting the reader (or vice versa). I found it tedious, far too mild to be as fascinating as it should be, considering the historical subject, but I think readers who like historical fiction -- especially personal narratives from the point of view of young female rulers -- will enjoy it, as long as they don't expect a rip-roaring story. But I found it NOT AT ALL AMUSING. (This is an inside joke for those who have already ready the book and I may elaborate later on a certain narrative choice that drove me crazy.) Meyer's research into Queen Victoria is certainly impeccable, and her attention to period details without relying on stilted info-dumping is worthy of praise, but I still felt like I was reading a really boring girl's diary.
In fact, what’s most striking about Meyer’s approach is her scrupulous attention to accuracy. Not a single character is invented, and she seems to relish every chance to describe clothes, food, portraits and itineraries with vivid specificity. .. ..The right kind of reader .. is the sort that prefers vivid authenticity to sugary melodrama. Think Lord of the Rings instead of Twilight. Listes notables
Through diary entries, reveals the life of Britain's strong-willed and short-tempered Queen Victoria from the age of eight through her twenty-fourth birthday, up to her third wedding anniversary with her beloved Albert in 1843. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Exceedingly dominating and controlling mother, Victoria leads a very sheltered life and Kensington palace. Victoria is also controlled by Sir John Conroy, her mother's "adviser." Because she rarely sees King William and others, she is lonely, leading an exceedingly dull and empty life. When she is placed on the throne, she feels the freedom of letting her mother know how much she disdains and resents her. Sleeping all her life before she came to be Queen, the first announcement is to tell her mother that she will have her own room.
Ruling England, Ireland and India, Victoria's 63-year reign is the longest of any female monarch in history. Falling deeply in love with her German cousin Albert, their marriage is a happy one with nine children. Unfortunately, when Albert died at a young age, Victoria was forever heart broken.
This book focuses on Victoria's young life, and thus there is not a lot of text regarding her rule, her marriage and her long reign. ( )