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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “The information contained in this book is entertaining and the writer's style is enjoyable and readable. However, her organization leaves something to be desired as many of the people profiled get mentioned again and again, without necessarily having a new anecdote each time. But if you find...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Often very funny, often fascinating, often repetitive. I'm not sure I approve of the way it's organized.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“A very easy read. I enjoyed reading about all the mistresses and I liked knowing how they treated their kings and queens and how they were treated by the court in return. ”
jenkies wrote this review Sunday, September 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very interesting. Tired of reading about history from the white, male perspective, I try to find these sorts of books. Quite a history lesson!”
Joy S wrote this review Wednesday, August 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“a great overview of the mistresses of kings”
Korin R wrote this review Wednesday, July 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Spoiled rich kings and the women they were with.”
Mandy Lipchinsky wrote this review Wednesday, July 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“So far it's very interesting, and I've learned a lot! ”
Jack Jack wrote this review Tuesday, June 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Actually a little boring. ”
Varla wrote this review Tuesday, June 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It's not so much that I didn't like it, but it needed a little bit "more." It has some interesting stuff, but it's kind of repetitive after a while. I feel like there could have been more done with it I guess.”
Lauren G wrote this review Monday, June 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Shasta said: 3 Stars
Play Book Tag Shelf wrote this review Sunday, March 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
A history of European royal mistresses since the middle ages, Sex with Kings gives you history from a different perspective. It was informative and mildly entertaining. The writing was a bit dry considering how much passion you could infuse into the subject matter. The lay out of the information in the book was also bit tedious. It is not chronological, but rather written by topic. The same mistresses are discussed in multiple places throughout the book which made it a bit difficult to keep track if you weren't already familiar with the King/mistress at hand. It would probably receive a better rating from someone that already knew this 500 year history quite well.
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“Cute idea, but kind of dry. Seems like it would be fun but is really borring.”
laughingdiscreetlytomyself wrote this review Monday, February 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
