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A beautiful rendition of a queen's life. Somehow author [a:Daisy Goodwin|148847|Daisy Goodwin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1284984558p2/148847.jpg] goes the extra mile to make Victoria relatable with her angst, insecurity, hopefulness and inner strength. In a small way, every young woman can see a piece of herself in the queen. That's what makes Victoria such a memorable figure, even today.
I will say one thing that makes the tv series superior is that it covers more time in Victoria's life. In the book, there's great build-up to Victoria and Albert's relationship. They meet each other in the latter half of the book and then the book's ending is very abrupt. The book ended too quickly. While I loved how this story covered the early days of Victoria's life, I wanted to have more scenes of her acting as a monarch. I wish the reader experienced married life moments between Victoria and Albert.
As far as pacing goes, it's all over the place. While I did enjoy each and every scene and the purposeful end of every chapter, the plot moved slowly. Then, in the last two chapters, everything moved too fast. At the beginning, there was leisurely focus on Victoria transitioning into a queen, but then the last few chapters sped through her thoughts concerning Albert. I wish the pace had been more consistent.
Overall I loved how introspective and detailed this book was. I'll definitely listen to more Goodwin audiobooks in the future!
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A beautiful rendition of a queen's life. Somehow author [a:Daisy Goodwin|148847|Daisy Goodwin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1284984558p2/148847.jpg] goes the extra mile to make Victoria relatable with her angst, insecurity, hopefulness and inner strength. In a small way, every young woman can see a piece of herself in the queen. That's what makes Victoria such a memorable figure, even today.
I will say one thing that makes the tv series superior is that it covers more time in Victoria's life. In the book, there's great build-up to Victoria and Albert's relationship. They meet each other in the latter half of the book and then the book's ending is very abrupt. The book ended too quickly. While I loved how this story covered the early days of Victoria's life, I wanted to have more scenes of her acting as a monarch. I wish the reader experienced married life moments between Victoria and Albert.
As far as pacing goes, it's all over the place. While I did enjoy each and every scene and the purposeful end of every chapter, the plot moved slowly. Then, in the last two chapters, everything moved too fast. At the beginning, there was leisurely focus on Victoria transitioning into a queen, but then the last few chapters sped through her thoughts concerning Albert. I wish the pace had been more consistent.
Overall I loved how introspective and detailed this book was. I'll definitely listen to more Goodwin audiobooks in the future!