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Bu kitabın ne kadar polemik ve preachy göründüğünü kapattım. Ancak bilgiler ilginçti.

Daha iyi olmasını istedim. Kesinlikle zeki ve oldukça iyi yazılmış, ama gerçekten çok daha fazlasını bekliyordum.

When my friend described The Sunne in Splendour as "a historical fiction about two English kings," I thought, "Sounds like a real page turner." But, it is a real page turner. I've never found English history so fascinating. This was my first experience with the genre of historical fiction. Naively, I always assumed the writers chose between history and fiction. But, this book was written by a well-known English historian, and the fiction only supplements the history. That's what makes it exciting to read: if it's honest historical fiction written by a qualified historian, then the facts you read are real. The story is about England's War of the Roses. It describes many important battles and politics, revolving mostly around the lives of King Edward IV and King Richard III. Until I read this book, I didn't even know that there's a controversy about Richard III. This book portrays him as a noble figure. Shakespeare paints him as a hunchbacked villain with staggeringly evil plans, but people say Shakespeare was just serving as a Tudor propagandist. I think it's great to be able to say that: “Da's just Tudor propaganda, is all dat is.” I would say that you should read this if you're interested in English history, but then no one would read it. So, I'll say you should read it if you want a good story, and don't mind some English history with it.

Cute story and beautiful illustrations make this book a great one for children. While the story is a fairly typical one about a kitten in a farm setting, the illustrations are so colorful, vibrant and detailed that they bring the story to life. We've read this one a few times.