Carole C. (csquared) reviewed on + 4 more book reviews
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"Wolf Hall" is a novelization of one of the most fascinating and significant periods in English history: the reign of Henry VIII, his wife (but not for long) Catherine and his beloved (but not for long) Anne Boleyn. Told more or less from the point of view of Thomas Cromwell, who rose from assistant to Cardinal Wolsey to highest adviser of the king, we see all the machinations of royalty and commoners alike in a vividly drawn picture of the times. My only problem with the writing of Hilary Mantel is her too frequent use of pronouns rather than proper nouns, thus making it sometimes hard to follow the dialogue and action - who is saying what, who is doing what.
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