Earthly Joys: A Novel (Earthly Joys) | Philippa Gregory

Earthly Joys: A Novel (Earthly Joys) | Philippa Gregory | You can lead a horticulture...

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Earthly Joys: A No...

	Earthly Joys: A Novel (Earthly Joys) Philippa Gregory Touchstone, 2005 - 528 pages average customer review:based on 42 reviews view larger image
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Earthly Joys by Philippa Gregory

It took awhile to get into this book, I'd say in the 50 page range, but then it took off for me and it was great. I ordered the sequel as soon as I finished the book. The characters were exciting, the period facinating, enough sex to keep it interesting, and I had withdrawal as soon as I closed the book for the last time.

You can lead a horticulture...

Philippa Gregory, through her novels, has been my personal guide through history. If losing oneself to a time and place is something you've tried to imagine, I strongly suggest letting Ms. Gregory be the one leading you there.

Love of Earth, Love of Country, Love of Man

I have read all of Philippa Gregory's novels. Every one of them contain a bit of eroticism and this one is no differant. I may not enjoy homoeroticism but, I enjoyed the story none the less. Set in England at a time when the world was about to open up and the people wanted to explore its' bounty. This is a book that will take you back to those heady days of exploration.

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Disappointing lead character

I am in the midst of reading "Earthly Joys" and out of all the books this author has written that I have read, I have been the most disappointed. Maybe it is because I enjoy her books that have a dynamic female character as the center of the action as in "The Other Bolyn Sister" or "The Queen's Fool." Both those books are outstanding. This one falls so short because the main character, John, insists on staying loyal at all costs -- including going against his conscience, his common sense, any kind of sense at all. Maybe this was what really happened back then with the person this was patterned after. And it is a good lesson for all who read this -- to think and to stay true to oneself. But, I haven't grown to love this character at all. I am saddened by him. I am very irritated with him. I will finish the book and I hope the ending is outstanding because the rest of the book isn't.

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