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| Tower of London, 2011 |
The last book I read in 2012 was The Kingmaker's Daughter. Although it wasn't my favorite book, it did inspire me to re-visit the first of the Cousins' War series, The White Queen, about Elizabeth Woodville. The story is delicious--a beautiful commoner bags herself a King, is rumored to be a witch, has a bunch of children with Edward IV--and when he dies her kids get bastardized and her two boys are put in to custody at the Tower of London and vanish mysteriously. I don't care if Gregory's books are not historically accurate; in a story like this one, I want some closure, or at least hope. History does not provide this but Gregory does (but I won't give away the ending!). Here is a video clip of Gregory discussing Elizabeth Woodville:
The White Queen is my favorite of the Cousins' War books, and I recently found out it is being made in to a 12 hour miniseries for BBC1! I haven't been able to determine when it will be aired, just "in 2013." Great. I'm really looking forward to it and am glad I heard about it beforehand so I can refresh my mind by rereading the books and doing a little bit of research. I just hope I don't have a problem with the cast choices, like I did with The Hunger Games (seriously, Peeta ruined the movie for me). I'm a little iffy with the choice to play Edward, and Elizabeth is not how I pictured her, but I'll keep an open mind.
Do you enjoy watching your favorite books become movies?
Thanks for the book review. I'm not a huge fan of historical fiction, but I love to read so I'll check this out. Do I like my favorite books made into movies? Not really. Most of the time the movie doesn't follow the book very well or I'm not a fan of the casting. However, I still try to go!
ReplyDeleteJulie, you're right, the cast can make or break a movie! I usually always prefer the book. I have high hopes for this, though, since it is actually a miniseries and 12 hours long--not your typical book-turned-movie! Thanks for reading!
DeleteThis is a fun post. Wish I had time to delve into novels and movies like that....You look great in front of the Tower. It would be nice if your name appeared on a side bar with a little info on you so I could get to know you better. I don't expect movies to be as good as books, but they can be fun in their own right.
ReplyDeleteCarol, thanks for stopping by and reading! I definitely don't have time to enjoy my reading like I used to, however I make this a priority! I'm working on re-doing my blog, thanks for the suggestion of an 'about me' blurb. Cheers!
DeleteMmmm do I like my favourite books being turned into movies?
ReplyDeleteI don't usually - I am an avid reader and form a very vivid picture of how the characters should look and behave and am often disappointed when I see them on the big screen
Thanks for the tip on that new series I will look out for that
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