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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

amclhr's review against another edition

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Boring and dry

pained_creations's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Not sure where to start! The story was okay, but very well covered in books and movies (think The Other Boleyn Girl), so it was dull and familiar at points. Here writing style was rough, using the word "said/says" dozens of times per page of conversation (tempted to send her a thesaurus)!
I never felt like I cared enough about the characters, but did finish the book.

pedroabgmarques's review against another edition

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Who is "he"? Almost unreadable, it's a slog and I gave up.

goodfellow's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

ameliayawen's review against another edition

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dark informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

hstcrow's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

gginnola's review against another edition

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1.0

Couldn't finish this book. I really tried. It was just a drone after the first few pages. I quit after 155 pages.

mellkayy's review against another edition

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Mantel has seamlessly created a novel that is exceptionally modern, despite being set almost five hundred years ago. I absolutely loved following the sprawling cast of characters throughout part of Henry VIII’s reign. Mantel’s relentless use of the pronoun ‘he’ makes reading the novel a bit confusing; often times I had to double check which character was speaking. Despite this, I thought the novel was fantastic and I am anxiously awaiting the sequel Bring Up The Bodies to arrive at my doorstep.

efpaterson's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

paigedurno's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0