Jacky K. (Jacky) reviewed The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers on + 174 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
The size of this book is, at first, daunting. BUT, it grabs you almost from the first page and I found myself flying through it. After all the books about Henry VIII's wives, this is a refreshing look at the "male" side of the story. Very good historical reading.
Melissa W. (mwalton) - , reviewed The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers on + 25 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
I enjoyed the idea of a glimpse into the life of Henry VIII from a more personal perspective. However, I found the notes by "his fool" a bit intrusive at times as they would sometimes yank me out of the flow of the story. Also I had a hard time buying into some of the story proported as "fact".
Erin M. (devlbetty) reviewed The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers on + 12 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Margaret George is a fantastic author. She does intensive research for all of her historical fiction novels and this is probably her best one. It is a delicious read!
Christine N. reviewed The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers on + 11 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I really like Margaret George and this book does not disappoint. If you are interested in Henry VIII on a deeper level but don't want to be bored to tears with straight history, this historical fiction might be just the ticket. It is a long book but the topic is so interesting that it goes rather quickly.
Carma H. (carma) -
Helpful Score: 2
I've read several books on Henry the 8th. This is by far my favorate. It is told from his childhood to the very end leaving nothing out. It is also not a Henry bash like most books but protrays him as a real person with real feelings and "reasons" for the decisions he made that for the time were not that outlandish really. Give it a read you wont' be sorry. It is a long book though so you need to like a good long book.
