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Book Review of The Red Queen

The Red Queen
The Red Queen
Author: Margaret Drabble
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 4


One of the best books from Margaret Drabble. Opens with the fascinating life of a Korean crowd princess and her unhappy and unhinged husband with court politics and intrigue from centuries past. Then moves to modern day acedemic lecture circuits and the everyday drama of different lives without a change in pace and still keeps a theme intact throughout. "Clever" doesn't even come close to describing it. A marvel of narrative technique and a really enjoyable story as well.