Why I Love Wednesdays: Favorite Chunksters

Weekly Meme, "Why I Love Wednesdays" is hosted by Alexis of Reflections of a Bookaholic .  Each week she posts a Why I Love Topic that she answers.  Check out Alexis' blog and join in the fun.
The topic this Wednesday is ... Favorite Large (Chunky) Reads aka Chunksters!

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I don't tend to pick up really large books. For some reason, they seem to be somewhat daunting to read. Once in a while I will, but not many of them have stayed with me the way this book has.  My pick is The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipia Gregory. Yep, this book is a chunker! Coming in at 672 pages.  I really loved this book. I read this back in 2007, and gave it 5/5.  That high rating still stands. What's funny is that I didn't even know at the time that this was the 2nd book in the series (even though it was published first). I couldn't even tell there was a book before it, so this book can totally stand on it's own.

Don't get it twisted, the movie wasn't that great...BUT, this book is! If you saw the movie and didn't like it, don't disregard the book. You know how it goes. The movies are rarely better or even close to the book. 

This was the book that inspired not only the motion picture movie, but HBO's series The Tutors, which is a pretty decent show.  Everyone really got into the life of Henry VIII and his wives after this book caught everyone's attention.

Throw out what you've seen on the big and little screens and give this book a try.

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Get the Kindle version here: The Other Boleyn Girl