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A review by ameserole
The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble
1.0
I think this is my first book ever from Margaret Drabble.. and it might by my last. I have no idea if that will be true or not but at this point.. well, The Red Queen was such a disappointment for me.
Okay, so The Red Queen is about a Korean crown princess being forced to marry a mad man who is line to become the next king.. or the king. Either way, I didn't really care. Now her tale is somewhat entertaining and a smidge interesting.. but you'll get bored rather quickly. Just like I did. Or not if you're into the whole mindset of marriage back in the days. I'd rather sit through a lecture on all of the sciences wrapped together than reread this book ever again. AND I HATE SCIENCE SO GOD DAMN MUCH!
Now around the half way point of this book.. you'll really start to hate yourself because you somehow convinced yourself to keep on reading. What if it gets better? It wont. What if I drink some wine and I'll start to like it? Drink 3 bottles and you'll end up hating it even more.
Okay, maybe I'm being a bit harsh.. but I just hated everything from Barbara's POV. I wanted to stab the book repeatedly, burn it, or gift it to someone I really hate. Again, it could just be me.. but I wish I would've stayed away from this book.
Okay, so The Red Queen is about a Korean crown princess being forced to marry a mad man who is line to become the next king.. or the king. Either way, I didn't really care. Now her tale is somewhat entertaining and a smidge interesting.. but you'll get bored rather quickly. Just like I did. Or not if you're into the whole mindset of marriage back in the days. I'd rather sit through a lecture on all of the sciences wrapped together than reread this book ever again. AND I HATE SCIENCE SO GOD DAMN MUCH!
Now around the half way point of this book.. you'll really start to hate yourself because you somehow convinced yourself to keep on reading. What if it gets better? It wont. What if I drink some wine and I'll start to like it? Drink 3 bottles and you'll end up hating it even more.
Okay, maybe I'm being a bit harsh.. but I just hated everything from Barbara's POV. I wanted to stab the book repeatedly, burn it, or gift it to someone I really hate. Again, it could just be me.. but I wish I would've stayed away from this book.