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I really wanted to like this book, but the overall results left me cold. Based on the life of Sisi, wife of Franz Joseph the Emperor of Austria, we follow her life from the time of her meeting the Emperor and through to the time of her last pregnancy. Unfortunately, the narrative has more minor errors, lots of expecting the characters to act like moderns, and the nasty mother-in-law trope. Sisi comes across as a shallow, vain, flitterwit who can suddenly spout political know-how at the drop of a
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Tedious and overwritten. I kept hoping it would improve, but neither the story or the writing did. If you’re interested in the subject, I’m certain that something better than this must be out there.
2.5 stars. Review to come.
Feb 18, 2015
Karawan
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