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Wolf Hall

Mantel, Hilary, 1952-2022. Book - 2009 Fiction / Mantel, Hilary, Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Mantel, Hilary 4 On Shelf 1 request on 8 copies Community Rating: 4 out of 5

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Hard to follow submitted by ashflowtuff on July 14, 2011, 2:19pm Not being an expert on the history of Great Britain, I found this book pretty hard to follow and am certain that I missed a lot of what was going on. I felt like the end was abrupt. However, I still enjoyed the story quite a bit, and found the writing very interesting and compelling.

A good read submitted by betsywil on August 6, 2013, 9:27pm Imagine a work of fiction populated entirely by historical characters, filled with vast and vivid detail, in which heroes and villains have their places reversed. Wolf Hall is that book, told from the perspective of Cromwell, and painting Sir Thomas More as a hateful torturer.

The author's use of pronouns make the text hard to follow. But once you figure out that "he" almost always means Cromwell, the story flows, carrying the reader with it.

enjoy

Incredible submitted by wellscai on August 10, 2018, 10:11pm It took me a while to get into this book, but after that I was completely enthralled. I love reading Tudor history, and Mantel's take on Thomas Cromwell is fantastic and different from anything else I've ever read. If you know anything about Henry VIII and his reign, this book is a must read.

Tension, Uncertainty, Distrust at the Dawn of the English Reformation submitted by sVfGI7Glt2pz7GZgVB90 on August 13, 2020, 6:27am The 700-page novel is set in the first half of the 16th Century, serving up a fictionalized life story of Thomas Cromwell’s rise to power in Henry VIII’s court. No one was ever safe, no matter who they were, and the reader is drawn into the anticipation of who gets into trouble next. It was hard to follow character development and their relationships between them, making the situation and purpose of their actions and conversations tricky to deduce.

The sequel is ‘Bring Up The Bodies‘.

One of my favorite books submitted by ktscott on July 18, 2021, 6:34pm This is one of my favorite books of all time. I think I have read it a half dozen times now I could read it again tomorrow and I would still enjoy it. I think you have to really understand how Mantel writes to get into this. But it was amazing writing-- AMAZING-- and even though I knew just how it was going to end, it still had me on tenterhooks.

Outstanding submitted by tuttlium on July 6, 2023, 9:20am One of my favorite books of all time, and the audiobook is even better.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: 532 p.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780805080681
9780312429980
0312429983

SUBJECTS
Cromwell, Thomas, -- Earl of Essex, -- 1485?-1540 -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.