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Summary: Funny, Enjoyable-But Inaccurate
Review: This book is good-to a point. I was very amused by it, and is fun to just open up to a page and start reading-but the bias of the author is evident. I didn't care for his insensitivity toward the sufferings of Marie Antoinette and his matter-of-factness about the character of Richard III-that he was a murderer (and his making fun of the Richard III Society). When historical persons are judged the times they lived in must be taken into account-this author certainly didn't.
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Summary: Cute
Review: Not a book to be considered significantly informational or overly weighted with details. However, it is a cute one. Allow yourself to be amused even if some of the stories are a bit familiar. Its a book to read when you want to relax and be entertained not when you want to study and be educated. It may qualify as a guilty pleasure.
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Summary: Not as good as I'd hoped
Review: the book was ok- not as funny as I expected he's kind of prejudiced
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Summary: Not as funny as I'd hoped
Review: The cover picture is a bit misleading, this book isn't really very funny. If you don't know anything about European history, you may find it interesting, but if you do know anything about the sujbect, there isn't lilkely to be much in here to surprise you. Mr. Farquhar has strong prejudices, he doesn't like Queen Victoria, who he refers to as a 'sourpuss' (she wasn't) and prefers her lecherous son Edward VII. He tells us that George I was a 'distant' relative of the Stuarts (actually he had as much Stuart blood in him as the Pretenders, which is to say not very much). The book is divided up rather strangely, anecdotes about various monarchs are scattered through the book, so there are bits of Elizabeth I in one part, more bits in another part etc. Will Cuppy did this sort of thing so much better.
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Summary: a funny book!
Review: The first chapter on Catherine the Great was funny and amusing. I never got confused on who was who except The War of The Roses and I never could tell who was who before. Very funny stories about royalty around the world. Makes you wonder how some of these people had power over other human beings.
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Summary: Fabulously entertaining
Review: This is a great voyeuristic read! Well-written, well-researched and impossible to put down. I was so excited to see that he had released a new book on American Scandals and I am ordering it today!
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Summary: Fun and entertaining, not academic but worth the read
Review: I enjoyed this book. I never tried to take it seriously and I think that's why it was so fun. Since I wasn't enrolled at Princeton I knew ahead of time not to expect total accuracy and since the title is fun why would anyone think otherwise. It was the kind of book you can read, put down, and go back to over time. It was something you had to committ to but it was fun and I learned quite a bit about those wonderful royals.
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Summary: Funny As Hell
Review: Okay, so maybe it doesn't have the feel of a historically accurate book. And maybe it's not going to satisfy the thirsts of the die-hard history fans. But who cares when scandal is this fun? Man, just the giggle you'll get from the cover makes it worth it. ...
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Summary: A Great Tickler
Review: What a great book to tickle your curiosity!!! Enjoyed finding out some of the scoop on the royals and how they lived. Spurred me to want to read more about some rulers who I had never had an interest in.
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Summary: Shocking, Titillating and a Better Read than PEOPLE MAGAZINE
Review: Okay, let's be real here. This is not a serious, probing historical textbook. This is an expose about the most debauched in royal history. For the serious historians, stay away. For those wanting a pulpy look at Kings and the Consorts, this is a fun read. I give it five stars because, for what it is, it is good.
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