tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post6371074072844419380..comments2024-03-28T02:25:35.338-04:00Comments on Small Review: Mini Review: Elizabeth, The Princess Bride by Barry DenenbergSmall Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-82926878501308901322013-11-10T21:03:45.943-05:002013-11-10T21:03:45.943-05:00The formatting sounds interesting, though it's...The formatting sounds interesting, though it's a shame about those first 50 pages. The rest sounds awesome, though!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-60483550615722848342013-11-07T22:54:15.159-05:002013-11-07T22:54:15.159-05:00I used to love these Royal Diaries books when I wa...I used to love these Royal Diaries books when I was younger! But yeah, I would likely not be nearly so impressed with them now as they definitely seem geared towards a younger age-group. I would prefer the gritty details of the last 50 pages! Still it's a good way to learn about someone you never would have known about otherwise!Ayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639250102446794830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-28069611644326440902013-11-03T17:06:42.431-05:002013-11-03T17:06:42.431-05:00haha nope I had no idea! I only heard about those ...haha nope I had no idea! I only heard about those movies after reading this book and looking her up. I can't even find them in my library! I found a small clip of one of the movies on youtube, but the other one was... hm, why didn't I watch the other one? Maybe it wasn't in English? I don't remember now. You're re-inspired me to look for them! <br /><br />(yes, I saw how she died when I read the wikipedia article on her!) Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-91145852367117254592013-11-03T17:04:54.896-05:002013-11-03T17:04:54.896-05:00That's probably very true. I want to give a pa...That's probably very true. I want to give a pass for that, but then I wonder, why add the historical note then? Why even write the book about her at all? There are plenty of other historical figures to write about. Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-7721690607787364942013-11-03T17:03:58.815-05:002013-11-03T17:03:58.815-05:00I love those kinds of ah-hah connections! Wonderfu...I love those kinds of ah-hah connections! Wonderful!Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-69580702778882396382013-10-31T23:38:14.913-04:002013-10-31T23:38:14.913-04:00You didn't know about Sissi?
Dudette!!!
So y...You didn't know about Sissi? <br />Dudette!!! <br />So you never saw Sissi, Sissi: Empress and Sissi: Her Destiny when you were a kid? they are these really long movies that tell her whole story (as if it were a Disney fairy tale, so they keep the evil mother in law but gloss over the rest). <br /><br />They are kind of awesome, particularly since now you know some of the most salty stuff about her life (did you get to how she died?) <br /><br />You must hunt them down. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-82240882092035091732013-10-31T21:35:54.340-04:002013-10-31T21:35:54.340-04:00Maybe the author was overly conscious of the young...Maybe the author was overly conscious of the young age of her audience? I'd imagine a lot of princess' lives wouldn't be fit material for such a young crowd. It's not all balls and princes, in real history.Rubitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929614007516530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-53433659836718427522013-10-30T10:30:19.990-04:002013-10-30T10:30:19.990-04:00I read this book probably when it first came out d...I read this book probably when it first came out despite having no idea who she was. Flash forward to college and studying German/Austria-Hungarian history and realizing that that's who she was! I love that this book planted a little seed that was later nurtured by my further historical studies.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.com