Man booker prize winner! I sometimes wonder if I actually read the same book as all those 5 star reviews. So you may ask what is really the problem with this book and why is it that you either love or hate? For me the writing is just inaccessible, it is impossilbe to tell often who is actually speak...
You pick your prince, and you know what he isAlthough the Man Booker Prize lists have long been a reliable source for new reading material, 2009 winner Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel never really appealed to me. I rarely read historical fiction, assuming it will either be stuffy and stilted and old-fash...
You pick your prince, and you know what he isAlthough the Man Booker Prize lists have long been a reliable source for new reading material, 2009 winner Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel never really appealed to me. I rarely read historical fiction, assuming it will either be stuffy and stilted and old-fash...
I made it just over 100 pages in and I'm calling it. I didn't come to this book knowing anything about the players in it and it seems like there are just so many of them. Mantel drops us in without much explaining, which probably allows her to do some really cool things with her story, but it left m...
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Wolf Hall on audio. I am more convinced than ever that this book is more deserving of 5 stars than most that receive a top rating. This was a re-read for me, and my original review can be found here.When I began listening, I wondered if I would become confused by Ma...
I've had this book a really long time. A couple of years at least. A co worker recommended it. Thanks Michael even though you'll most likely never see this review. What spurred me into finally tackling this monster of a book was of course the PBS mini series. I ended up finishing it in 6 days. I rea...
I hate it when I have to say goodbye. Last night I finished Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies, sequel to Wolf Hall. I became so enthralled with these books that towards the end I started to read slowly. As a Catholic by background, I have been interested in the Reformation for years. I alway...
An enjoyable take on a pivotal event in British history.Mantel breathes a surprising amount of humanity into her cast of characters, and successfully depicts a world of political intrigue and religious paranoia - where accusations of treachery and heresy are useful tools for getting rid of one's opp...
bookshelves: published-2009, historical-fiction, lit-richer, autumn-2013, epic-proportions, re-visit-2015, winter-20142015, e-book, tv, tudor, booker-winner Read from October 11, 2013 to February 25, 2015 Bettie's BooksRe-visit via BBC2 Filmed at Berkeley CastleVerdict after the first episode in...
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