After some 40 years on the throne of England to be rehoused on a council estate in the Midlands comes as something of a shock to the Queen. In fact it is a nightmare.
Advantages: Easy style to read, great characters, some very funny moments Disadvantages: Way over the top
...Hubby's 'Queen Camilla' last year the thoughtful guy bought me 'The Queen and I' this Christmas. Either that or he thought he would stop me from reading all his books. Looking at the cover it had plenty of good reviews on it and claims of 'Laugh out loud funny' and No.1 Bestseller, so what did I make of it?
The Queen and I actually precedes 'Queen Camilla'. It begins in England one April, not so long ago, in fact 1992, when the Queen is laid in ... ...England. Jack Barker is now the country's leader and the Royal family are to be banished to an enclosed Council Estate in the Midlands. Hellebore Close is to be the Queen's new place of residence, or Hell Close as it is known locally, due to the vandalism of the street sign.
Although I enjoyed this book I did not find at as funny as Queen Camilla. I think part of the problem was, having read that book first, and the fact that so much with the Royal ...
grafter123 26.01.2008
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Advantages: Excellent Comical Read Disadvantages: That there was not a sequel
The Queen and I was first published in 1992, unfortunately I did not get around to reading it until I was 20 and in need of non strenuous entertainment as I was heavily pregnant at the time. The Queen and I is work of the legendary Sue Townsend, a writer with a sense of wit and comedy and is responsible for other comical books such as The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole 13 ¾ and The Cappuccino Years.
I have admired Sue Townsend’s work from an early ... ...had the pleasure of reading and this book was no exception. The story tells of the election of a republican government and its removal of the royal family in to the real world. They are stripped of their wealth and houses and are forced to live like others on benefits within a two bed roomed council house and an elderly person’s bungalow on a council estate in the Midlands named Flower Estate. But their life is not to be a bed of roses, in fact they ...
SexySOS 02.07.2003
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Advantages: SUE TOWNSEND Disadvantages: Too many Adrian Moleisms!
...enjoy reading so much, that the minute I have finished, I want to start reading it over again! Adrian Mole was my first introduction to Sue Townsend and her style of writing appealed greatly to me, it was informal, light and reflective or indeed, indicative of 'society' at the time. Reading the Queen and I was a pleasure from start to finish. it charts the fall and fall of the Royal Family, who are moved to a council estate after a Republican Government ... ...Queen manages well, Margaret on the other hand fights tooth and nail) and what it does brilliantly is reflect the inner feelings of the Royal family and the notions that we all have about them...Anne gets on with it and falls for a carpet fitter...Diana, dresses for the challenge, Charles turns his garden into an allotment and has 'never looked happier'. The children (all much younger than they are today obviously) quickly adapt to life on the estate ...
excelsior81 31.07.2009
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Advantages: Funny, emotional, get to see a different side of the royal family Disadvantages: NONE!!!!!!!!
The Queen and I by Sue Townsend is one of the funniest books i have ever read. It is about revolutionary government who get rid of the monachy. The whole royal family go and live in a hellish council estate. The idea of this book is pure genius. She brings out all the good and bad points of the royal family. You get to see the members of the family get depressed,and stronger. This book is hillarios. Sometimes i had to stop reading just so i could ...
Sophie_Filan 25.08.2000
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Advantages: It's so funny you'll get a belly ache Disadvantages: It's so funny you'll get a belly ache
...We buy souvenir mugs with the Queen's face on it, attend royal processions to see the royal wave, go "Ooh" and "aah" over how the future King has grown (I mean William, not Charles!)
Now imagine if the Republican Party won the general elections - the royal family booted out of their lavish palaces along with the Queen's corgis. No more precious gems, no more caviar, no more 'Your Majesty', no more fancy hats. What are they going to do? Where are ... ...them if that did happen. The royal family is sent to live in MIdlands, in a council estate dubiously nicknamed ' Hell's Close' by the locals. The Queen tries to pull the family together and makes the best of the situation, but it proves harder than thought. Phillip is sulking over his lost privileges, Charles goes to jail, Diana has the eye for a young chap, William and Harry are roaming in packs and her beloved corgi is hanging out with the local ...
pureblue 27.01.2006
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Advantages: It will brighten up your day without a doubt. You'll never look at the Queen mum in the same way again. You can just imagine her in her council bungalow, savings 50ps for the gas meter. Disadvantages: The poor ending. It actually seems as if Townsend had ran out of time at the end and just think of something at the last minute.
...love Sue Townsend. She has the sharpest wit I have ever came accross, and has had the world in stiches for over 25 years. The Queen and I is a fab example of her clever and observational work, but with one fatal let down.
Not trying to give the ending away, when I was at school my English teacher forever told me not to end a good story in the way Townsend did in this book. Now I can understand why he said that.
But the rest of the plot is blinding ... ...power after TV makers brainwashed the country into voting for the anti-monachy party. The Queen is thrown out the 1st day in power, with the brainwashed public screaming for joy. The goverment immediatly make public transport free, give more benifits out and spend spend spend the money saved by giving the Queen and her family a council house in Hell Close. But with the vaults empty after the goverment's massive spending spree, will the UK have to ...
7sefton 30.06.2001
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