Title: Incredibly tedious
Product review: I have not read other books by this author, but have read many other biographies of the period. I am fascinated by the times and the politics. I often will sit down with one of these biographies and be so interested I will have trouble getting cooking, cleaning, etc., done at all. Not the case with this book. I am forcing my way through. One thing that particularly irritates me is the constant use of comments from the time that look like they would be interesting, but are in French, with no translation. Another is the continual reference to portaits and busts of Mary, with long, boring descriptions that have no life. The book contains none of these illustrations, yet refers to her appearance often. I have not yet finished this book, and may have to return here to eat my words later, but at this point I do not recommend it for purchase.
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