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Pros
Mantel brilliantly tells the events of a single year—summer of 1535 to the summer of 1536—entirely from cromwell's point of view. Mantel’s sardonic wit is as caustic as ever. The duke of norfolk is thomas howard, uncle to the queen, ferocious senior p... Read More
It is clear to see why as it is fascinating and the reader feels they have a front-row seat at the machinations of a tudor court. Anne boleyn's prominent role here is a refreshing change. Her detailed descriptions of life in tudor england are breathta... Read More
Cons
Hilary mantel's style bores the pants off ordinary people and only satisifies pseudo-intellectuals.
The catholic church is only for saints and sinners--for respectable people, the anglican church will [have to] do. To paraphrase ms. Stein a novel is a novel, not a novel.
One positive of reading it on kindle is that there are many words now either obscure or often defunct. The kindle price is more expensive than the paperpack. Won't ever buy bose again.
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Quality
The fluidity of the characters’ dialogue along with the powerful and detailed description of time and place reach the highest l... Read More
He is the erudite right hand of henry viii, along with the introspective head of a household that has seen much sorrow, but continues on.
But don't expect bring up the bodies to challenge your mind and imagination with the same intensity as wolf hall.
I've not read weir's book on anne boleyn but i imagine weir, faced with the same challenge, would have used similar techniques ... Read More
Competitiveness
Few authors can push a narrative along as beautifully, where the story and the writing of the story are in such constant compet... Read More
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- This product had a total of 19,073 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 26 2023.
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Hilary mantel is the author that finally confirmed me in my decision that i would no longer read book series until the entire series was complete
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So i put this book aside until the final book was released
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I probably would have been better off if i hadn’t reread wolf hall before reading this
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Though a man booker prize winner like the first volume bring up the bodies falls short of that first book i feel
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This book is more compact than wolf hall while it wastes time revisiting too many moments from that book
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This is probably necessary to make this one work as a standalone novel however the repetition i
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Weakening of those earlier scenes is distracting for a reader who knows wolf hall well
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The prose seems weaker in other ways as well
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