tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433153409320048017.post4645825235654976345..comments2024-03-28T04:52:29.084-07:00Comments on BookBath: Wolf Hall - Hilary MantelKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971901652392645980noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433153409320048017.post-67643735224804984572015-02-25T02:04:07.597-08:002015-02-25T02:04:07.597-08:00Takes a bit getting used to. "Who says what&q...Takes a bit getting used to. "Who says what" not entirely clear until one gets the hang of it as Mantel writes it. My enjoyment increased as I read it--rarely more than 20 or 30 minutes a day so it took me a while.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.alaskabearviewing.com/" rel="nofollow">Highly recommended site for Bear tours in Alaska</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00118707550077647899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433153409320048017.post-33822379003730159022012-05-08T08:26:58.454-07:002012-05-08T08:26:58.454-07:00I first read Hilary Mantel's novel Wolf Hall a...I first read Hilary Mantel's novel Wolf Hall about a year ago. At the time I found it interesting and frequently confusing. After a couple of hundred pages I got into the rhythm of her idiosyncratic writing style. She leaves out convenient verbal guideposts like 'he said' 'she said' but simply writes the conversations and comments often without identifying the speaker. This muted my enjoyment of a fascinating tale.<br /><br />Upon second reading I found myself enjoying myself hugely. I fell into Mantel's clipped style with ease and the story flowed without confusion and much enlightenment. Her characters are fully fleshed, living, breathing creatures that pop back to life after hundreds of years. My impressions of Cardinal Wolsey, King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and, most of all, Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell have been forever altered.<br /><br />Mantel is not sympathetic to religious doctrine, especially when it is oppressive and innocent people are burned at the stake or disemboweled simply because they disagree with some smug, narrow-minded religious zealot like Thomas More or Stephen Gardiner.UKhttp://marraige2last.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433153409320048017.post-45296116347765195632009-08-30T01:01:39.648-07:002009-08-30T01:01:39.648-07:00Hi Samantha - I had to talk myself into reading th...Hi Samantha - I had to talk myself into reading this one - but was so glad I did in the end.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971901652392645980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433153409320048017.post-89265716937437384062009-08-29T23:36:57.597-07:002009-08-29T23:36:57.597-07:00You have reviewed it so glowingly I am sorely temp...You have reviewed it so glowingly I am sorely tempted. Like Iliana - I am shying away a bit from "chunksters" as I read quite a few in a row recently. I think if this book makes it into the Booker shortlist I will order it then ;-)Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747440460896344541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433153409320048017.post-6567719067539717122009-08-29T03:25:32.572-07:002009-08-29T03:25:32.572-07:00Hi Gerald - great news about the sequel!
Hi Nadia...Hi Gerald - great news about the sequel!<br /><br />Hi Nadia - glad my review made you want to move this one up to the top of your list! Hope you enjoy it when you get to it.<br /><br />Hi Holly - I loved it!<br /><br />Hi Savidgereads - so glad to hear you enjoyed this one too. I'm soooo looking forward to the sequel now!<br /><br />Hi Iliana - it sounds like this book will tick a lot of things on your list!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971901652392645980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433153409320048017.post-82294910566711597902009-08-26T12:47:05.289-07:002009-08-26T12:47:05.289-07:00I'll be adding this one to my list, even thoug...I'll be adding this one to my list, even though I tend to shy away from chunksters. I love that time period in history though and have been meaning to read something by Mantel so it goes on the list!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433153409320048017.post-39297137210442078202009-08-26T03:54:53.326-07:002009-08-26T03:54:53.326-07:00I too loved the book and reviewed it last night so...I too loved the book and reviewed it last night so is now up on my blog this morning. <br /><br />I am thrilled to learn this is the first of two novels, the next will be all about Cromwell's fall from grace. A great review of a great book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433153409320048017.post-32121593068711848672009-08-25T09:57:19.209-07:002009-08-25T09:57:19.209-07:00This one sounds great. Terrific review.This one sounds great. Terrific review.Holly (2 Kids and Tired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13075380878850295214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433153409320048017.post-53469749074467547892009-08-25T07:04:37.145-07:002009-08-25T07:04:37.145-07:00Sounds like such a fab book! Its been on my TBR li...Sounds like such a fab book! Its been on my TBR list for awhile and I can't wait to read it! What a great post, made me want to read the book now. Cheers!!Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315207186180201488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433153409320048017.post-22330417421929243592009-08-25T05:19:23.093-07:002009-08-25T05:19:23.093-07:00Karen
I'm delighted that the book left you wa...Karen<br /><br />I'm delighted that the book left you wanting to read more. Hilary is working on a sequel called "The Mirror and the Light" which continues to describe the rise and rise of Thomas Cromwell until his execution for treason in 1540.<br /><br />GeraldUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852801813778043413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433153409320048017.post-65152794763235440502009-08-25T02:02:37.522-07:002009-08-25T02:02:37.522-07:00Hi Marg - I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!Hi Marg - I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971901652392645980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433153409320048017.post-64859654243433901862009-08-25T01:42:30.983-07:002009-08-25T01:42:30.983-07:00I added this to my list as soon as I heard about i...I added this to my list as soon as I heard about it, and I am hoping to get to it soon. I haven't read anything yet that makes it seem like it won't be worth the wait!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433153409320048017.post-31993817881550413082009-08-25T00:23:21.509-07:002009-08-25T00:23:21.509-07:00Hi Claire - I think this is one of those books you...Hi Claire - I think this is one of those books you could read more than once and get something different from it in each reading. In some ways the narrative is very subtle - I had to concentrate to make sure I wasn't missing anything! I think you would really like it - looking forward to hearing what you think when you get around to reading it.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971901652392645980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433153409320048017.post-58944498916632177892009-08-25T00:17:15.116-07:002009-08-25T00:17:15.116-07:00Oh Karen, you've added another one to my wishl...Oh Karen, you've added another one to my wishlist. I've been interested in this due to the time period, but because of so many negative things heard from other bloggers was a little iffy. But you're one of the bloggers who has very similar tastes to mine, so now I'm surely reading this, but next year, after the tbr has dwindled down a bit. Thanks! :)clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397226316253896335noreply@blogger.com