![]() ![]() ![]() And, of course, what these books have always done well is show just how sumptuous being royal is, with lengthy descriptions about dresses, manners, customs, etc. What Denenberg does get across is Elisabeth’s attention to her hair, appearance, and figure, as well as the general public’s adoration of her and the Emperor. Denenberg tries to include some moments with Archduchess Sophie, presumably to indicate her controlling personality that led to some of the revelations in the epilogue, but he definitely doesn’t do enough to soften that jarring blow, which is the complete opposite in tone to the entire book. Rating: 2/5 It’s an odd tonal shift when a book’s entire plot is about a girl excited to marry the person she’s been rhapsodizing about for the entire book, then the epilogue basically drops the tone five octaves and states, “AND SHE REGRETTED IT FOREVER.” But that’s exactly what Elisabeth: The Princess Bride does, detailing Elisabeth, Princess of Bavaria, meeting Franz Joseph I of Austria and the whirlwind courtship that followed, then driving things headlong into the ground with a biting conclusion that basically states that Elisabeth was miserable for the rest of her life. ![]()
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