tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post8985483254053148981..comments2023-10-15T11:23:35.339+01:00Comments on Hawkins Bizarre: Wolf Hall - Rush out and buy it now.Alishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-11948977774899110872009-10-24T15:55:48.344+01:002009-10-24T15:55:48.344+01:00Hi Frances - glad to have been of service!
Hi Tim...Hi Frances - glad to have been of service!<br /><br />Hi Tim - I'm a fan of Philippa Gregory's but I know what you mean about reading too much. You'll certainly find this different in both tone and attitude to the different characters. I do hope you enjoy it after my hearty endorsement!Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-1472470203684873032009-10-23T16:06:44.042+01:002009-10-23T16:06:44.042+01:00To counterbalance Frances, I have moved this up my...To counterbalance Frances, I have moved this up my reading schedule.<br /><br />I've read a bit too much Philippa Gregory over the past 18 months but I'm hoping this will refresh the Tudors for me.Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-2688652721225006432009-10-22T21:48:26.048+01:002009-10-22T21:48:26.048+01:00After all that, I've decided I won't read ...After all that, I've decided I won't read it. Thanks, folks.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-81924624948701803872009-10-22T19:27:48.974+01:002009-10-22T19:27:48.974+01:00Hmmm.. I suppose I quite admired the writerly tric...Hmmm.. I suppose I quite admired the writerly tricks, so clearly I'm more easily impressed than you - one of the things I struggle with is getting over the whole passage of time thing. <br /><br />As for Anne Boleyn - didn't her sheer unpleasantness make you react emotionally - it did me - I wanted to give her a slap!<br /><br />In our family, the sort of person she is always generates the response - NAS - needs a slap...Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-80337831000639416832009-10-22T17:50:34.563+01:002009-10-22T17:50:34.563+01:00And - now I'm on a roll - I didn't like th...And - now I'm on a roll - I didn't like the way the narrative moved through time periods, which felt like a writerly trick. I didn't get a feeling of flow because of that.<br /><br />And it felt cerebral rather than emotional. I like books that make me feel emotional. <br /><br />I'll shut up now.nohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398443646324855212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-42491158130182332002009-10-22T17:03:31.217+01:002009-10-22T17:03:31.217+01:00Hmmm. Do I read it now, or don't I?
I know I h...Hmmm. Do I read it now, or don't I?<br />I know I have mixed feelings about Mantel, but it's so long since I read any that I can't remember why...Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-6653399310208102122009-10-22T16:40:30.707+01:002009-10-22T16:40:30.707+01:00I am so over the whole Henry VIII thing, and the i...I am so over the whole Henry VIII thing, and the idea that delicate political machinations are taking place by men with enormous brains. <br /><br />I spose I found her idea of Thomas Cromwell a bit impenetrable and unrealistic, and I felt that I was being led through a series of underdeveloped vignettes rather than through any kind of meaty character study. Everything felt skimpy to me. <br /><br />And I'm utterly fed up of the idea of Anne Boleyn as some temptress. Blah. I didn't feel the book said anything new about that period. But then, I didn't finish it. And who needs new? Just me, apparently.<br /><br />It's unlike me to really hate something. I'm quite surprised at myself.nohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398443646324855212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-91535240187471488532009-10-22T16:21:05.546+01:002009-10-22T16:21:05.546+01:00Aliya - why did you hate it so much?
Tim - why did...Aliya - why did you hate it so much?<br />Tim - why did your friend hate it?<br />I'm fascinated...Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-18435884825634228802009-10-22T09:13:13.339+01:002009-10-22T09:13:13.339+01:00Another writer friend gave up halfway through too....Another writer friend gave up halfway through too. Clearly it divides opinion!Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-8211082947735573082009-10-22T09:08:52.096+01:002009-10-22T09:08:52.096+01:00It was me, Alis. I hated it. I couldn't even f...It was me, Alis. I hated it. I couldn't even finish it.<br /><br />(Stands alone on the 'hating Wolf Hall' ferry and waves fornlornly to her friends on the dock...)nohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398443646324855212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-20542718682320159632009-10-22T08:52:10.442+01:002009-10-22T08:52:10.442+01:00Yikes - who didn't love it? I need to quickly ...Yikes - who didn't love it? I need to quickly round up some MNW blogs!Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-85225583877214937732009-10-22T08:42:43.729+01:002009-10-22T08:42:43.729+01:00Alis, I was going to wait for the paperback (espec...Alis, I was going to wait for the paperback (especially as not all MNWers loved it as much as you) but your review is swaying me.<br /><br />It's hard to imagine the book won't push most of my buttons. It's not out in paperback until me and the hardback is only £8.54 on Amazon...Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.com