I finished reading The Other Boleyn Girl a while back.  I have to say, I was thoroughly captivated.  It’s a total page turner.  I’m kind of bummed to hear that a couple of Gregory’s historical sources have distanced themselves from her because some of her major details aren’t historically supported.  I don’t like that.  I think it’s fine to create a fictional story based on historical information but I think you should stay true to the known facts.  So that’s my gripe with it.  I did enjoy the book very much but I felt it dragged in parts and there were times where I questioned whether reading this story line was a productive use of my time (of course it wasn’t).   I like analyzing what I’m reading but I didn’t feel like there were a lot of opportunities to do that with this book.  It’s was kind of like watching reality tv: completely entertaining, enjoy every minute, total waste of time.