Reviews for Bombay Anna: The Real Story and Remarkable Adventures of the King and I Governess

The average rating for Bombay Anna: The Real Story and Remarkable Adventures of the King and I Governess based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-10-13 00:00:00 Denise Higgins This was a very interesting topic and contained much information that put The King and I in historical perspective. Unfortunately, I thought it was incredibly repetitive. Sometimes the same thing was said more than once on the same page. I am probably in the minority with this view. I just think a good editor should have tightened it up and made it flow. It isn't a narrative, but the organization should have been more apparent and useful.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-10-02 00:00:00 Jack Williams The author had an interesting story to tell, but she didn't tell it as well as she could have. The biography is bogged down with irrelevant details about too many other people, and there are places where chronological order is not kept. The beginning frankly drags, and it was not until the material about life in Siam that I got interested. Since this was a selection of a book club I belong to, I wanted to finish, and I'm glad I did, for the book is much more interesting toward the end.