Comments on The Boston Bibliophile: REVIEW: Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel

Wonderful review. Wolf Hall is tremendous. Love ...

2010-07-31T02:33:21.329-04:00

Wonderful review. Wolf Hall is tremendous. Love your blog too. I'll be coming here often. Also saw your review of Beatrice and Virgil, which I'm going to read next month.

I just finished this one based on your recommendat...

2010-02-18T22:02:48.077-05:00

I just finished this one based on your recommendation and the fact that it counts toward the Book Prize Book Challenge! I love anything and everything to do with the Tudor period in English history. I, too, thought it was dense read, but I enjoyed it.

Great review! I'm about 1/4 of the way throug...

2009-12-11T09:35:53.192-05:00

Great review! I'm about 1/4 of the way through. I put it aside to read something else, but now I'm intrigued to get to the part where Henry is a bigger player!

This one is on my tbr list. I think it would be p...

2009-12-10T20:26:24.516-05:00

This one is on my tbr list. I think it would be perfect for snowy January and February days.

Interesting review and book, though I think I'...

2009-12-10T10:45:19.781-05:00

Interesting review and book, though I think I'll shy away from this one for now due to its size.

What a great review, Marie! I've seen this ...

2009-12-10T09:36:09.991-05:00

What a great review, Marie!

I've seen this in the stores, but haven't bought it...yet.

I put this one off until my holiday break. I can&#...

2009-12-10T06:32:25.542-05:00

I put this one off until my holiday break. I can't wait though. I started it and really loved the writing.
Thanks for your splendidn review.

Awesome,awesome review! I am so very glad that you...

2009-12-09T16:38:21.411-05:00

Awesome,awesome review! I am so very glad that you liked this and am really looking forward to cracking open my copy. I am a big historical fiction fan, and I particularly love to read about Henry VIII, so I am super excited about this book!

I have been keeping my fingers crossed on this one...

2009-12-09T15:08:31.253-05:00

I have been keeping my fingers crossed on this one because I wasn't sure if there is a prequisite on the history of the period. You have convinced me that it's something I'll enjoy.

I think it's good to sometimes read those huge...

2009-12-09T14:39:36.165-05:00

I think it's good to sometimes read those huge books that take effort to get through -- they often are quite rewarding!

I'm not sure this one is on my soon TBR but thanks for the great review!

Marie....I've been undecided about this book. ...

2009-12-09T10:04:04.812-05:00

Marie....I've been undecided about this book. I like historical fiction, but don't love it, and I'm not sure I'd have the patience for this on right now. Thanks 4 your great and honest review.

Caite- I promise not to take it personally if you ...

2009-12-09T06:43:20.538-05:00

Caite- I promise not to take it personally if you decide not to read it! Nothing's for everybody.

Thanks for the review. I hope it will be translate...

2009-12-09T02:51:45.368-05:00

Thanks for the review. I hope it will be translated into Hungarian soon, I'm worrying a bit about "the formidable size and considerable depth", it would be maybe too difficult for me to read the originaly version.

intimidated...yep, me too. ;-) and I am not a gre...

2009-12-09T01:31:11.703-05:00

intimidated...yep, me too. ;-)

and I am not a great big historical fiction fan. even though I have read good things..including your review...I admit being still on the fence.

Thanks for your review, I've been thinking abo...

2009-12-09T00:25:42.724-05:00

Thanks for your review, I've been thinking about this one but was a bit intimidated. I think I will add this to the list for next year

I've been at the top of the library hold list ...

2009-12-08T21:43:39.870-05:00

I've been at the top of the library hold list for weeks now! I know there will be no renewals, so am worried it will come during the holidays when there is no time to read. I'll probably just 'test read' the library copy and decide if I want to buy.

Great usage of a quotation in this review. I'v...

2009-12-08T17:55:49.143-05:00

Great usage of a quotation in this review. I've been really interested in this one, but also feeling intimidated like you. I'll give it a shot one of these days :)

Oooo, I love historical fiction about the time of ...

2009-12-08T17:12:35.822-05:00

Oooo, I love historical fiction about the time of Henry VIII. I've also read lots of non-fiction about this time period. I can't believe I've never heard of this book! I'm adding it my tbr list right now. Thanks for the great review.

Reviews for this seem to be all over the place. I...

2009-12-08T17:06:27.525-05:00

Reviews for this seem to be all over the place. I don't read a lot of historical fiction, so this may not be for me.

I loved this book, but I completely agree with you...

2009-12-08T16:49:56.111-05:00

I loved this book, but I completely agree with your review. It's not an easy one. I seem to be one of the few who read it straight through- more due to terror of forgetting its intricacies than for anything else!

I followed your advice and bought a copy of this o...

2009-12-08T15:54:32.626-05:00

I followed your advice and bought a copy of this one. Okay, so I bought it before reading your review, but you've solidified my feeling that I did the right thing. :-) I love books like this. I hadn't heard there would be a sequel! That's good news. Thanks for your great review, Marie.

I really liked this one, but oh yes it was one big...

2009-12-08T15:53:29.394-05:00

I really liked this one, but oh yes it was one big book! It took a while for me too since I read it very slowly.

Marie--your review has tipped me off the fence and...

2009-12-08T14:35:11.383-05:00

Marie--your review has tipped me off the fence and I will add it to my list. So great that she characterized all those long-dead folks so we can keep them sorted. But first I have to read Moonstone for book club!