tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post7750580176095162581..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: I Was Anastasia, a novel of identity, hope, and a long-enduring Romanov mysterySarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-14623703309566210942018-05-22T18:00:21.466-05:002018-05-22T18:00:21.466-05:00Some authors specialize in biographical historical...Some authors specialize in biographical historical novels, though it doesn't bother me unless the topic is overdone. I was also glad that this book didn't reinterpret history (at least not in the case I think you mean!). Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-53721794001071098312018-05-22T16:04:13.826-05:002018-05-22T16:04:13.826-05:00I'm just going to say it. I have a REEEEEEAAA...I'm just going to say it. I have a REEEEEEAAALLL problem with biofiction, especially this trend of authors jumping from one subject to another. Does no one have an original plot anymore? I was hoping that this book wouldn't, um, "re-interpret" history, and it doesn't. I read Anna Anderson's autobiography, as well as the one by another "pretender" (Eugenia Smith) years ago; I also read the books by Peter Kurth and James Blair Lovell which leaned towards recognition and were written before 1991 when skeletons were discovered. Yeah, I was a little obsessed with this at a young age. <br /><br />Sarah OLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-90395010175635151892018-05-22T12:44:10.102-05:002018-05-22T12:44:10.102-05:00I haven't seen the film before, but should. T...I haven't seen the film before, but should. The backdrop to it is depicted in this book, interestingly enough (I enjoyed the chapters about Anna Anderson; her character was intriguing, but not especially likable).Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-51440845486225729592018-05-22T12:40:48.692-05:002018-05-22T12:40:48.692-05:00I haven't heard of the Candace Fleming book be...I haven't heard of the Candace Fleming book before and will have to check it out. I've read many books about the Romanovs and always look for new novels on the topic, though will probably avoid others that assume readers don't know what really happened to Anastasia.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-40911834921345473922018-05-22T08:11:34.276-05:002018-05-22T08:11:34.276-05:00Who, of a certain age, didn't cheer on Ingrid ...Who, of a certain age, didn't cheer on Ingrid Bergman in the 1956 film Anastasia. Belatedly, however, it occurred to me that some of the family were still alive and still wondering about the fate of Tsar's family. Now that the mystery is resolved, I am inclined to avoid books rehashing the crime.Liznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-65502867777382519102018-05-22T05:35:35.411-05:002018-05-22T05:35:35.411-05:00I went through an Anastasia phase years ago and re...I went through an Anastasia phase years ago and read many books that imagined her fate. I just read your comments on Boyne's book and feel that his book likely has a timeless appeal to people interested in the story. Similar to JFK, Lincoln, et al - any high-profile death attracts readers who are fascinated with the details. I'll still read any article about the Romanovs and not that long ago read and enjoyed the YA book by Candace Fleming, "The Family Romanov." Always interesting.Katharine Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392487226330656489noreply@blogger.com