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Feb 22, 2024Hillsboro_JeanineM rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Mantel's second book in the Thomas Cromwell series earned her another Man Booker prize. Once again so easy to be drawn into the story but Cromwell is a little less likable and the darkness of his political machinations become more…
Jul 21, 2023xxzz rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
An awful story, but exceptionally well-written. Could not put it down.
Apr 07, 2023
Part of Cromwell Series - #2? Definitely listen to this series - don't pass it by - Hedgehog Review
Oct 04, 2022DrPaul_0 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Sorry. Second novel in the trilogy.
Jul 29, 2021DavidSpencer99 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
As recommended, I read all three books in order of publication so I could keep the chronology straight and get the full scope of an important period in English history. Unfortunately, I accomplished neither objective. Mantel is too wordy…
Jun 05, 2021Grandma007 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The author says she tried to portray how a few crucial weeks looked from the viewpoint of Thomas Cromwell. The book covers September 1535 to summer 1536. Well written. She is able to convey the stress the main characters experienced as…
Feb 19, 2021
2nd book in Thomas Cromwell series
Jul 23, 2020lukasevansherman rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Cromwell's a snake! He would fit in well with the Trump administration.
Jul 08, 2020Memawrayne rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I appreciate how this author introduces the reader to the characters and their positions and connections to others. A great story about Thomas Cromwell with Henry and Anne being supporting characters.
Apr 08, 2020tjdickey rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The sequel to "Wolf Hall" only gets better, with Mantel's intense portrait of the grisly and dangerous life of shifting alliances within Henry VIII's court. Titles, offices, incomes, and benefits accrue to those in favor, but exile and…
Jul 14, 2019EljayJohnson rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I can only quote my friend Louise in a review she wrote recently on another book, "I wish every book I read would be as good as this." The sequel to the equally amazing Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies continues Mantel's riveting exploration…
Apr 09, 2019xiaojunbpl12 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I exclaimed "better!" when mood was set comparable with Shakespeare's play, for the poetic narration and modern lingo.
Jul 20, 2017cdvoyles rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies: some of the best work I've read in a decade!
Jun 17, 2016ryner rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
In Bring up the Bodies, Mantel continues the chronicles she began in her prize-winning Wolf Hall. On its surface an account of Anne Boleyn's downfall as the second wife of Henry VIII, it is simultaneously a peek into the life, personality…
Jul 19, 2015Zoomerofall rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This sequel may be even better than Wolf Hall.
Apr 16, 2015rab1953 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Bring Up The Bodies was, for me, less interesting than Wolf Hall. What I liked in Wolf Hall was Mantel’s detailed picture of life and politics in an England changing from a medieval world to a modern one. It illuminated themes that are…
Jan 20, 2015Chapel_Hill_KenMc rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The second entry of Mantel's Thomas Cromwell trilogy maintains the superb quality of writing of the first. Mantel delves deeply into her characters, but lets them reveal themselves through everyday interactions and reflections. Her…
Aug 21, 2014modestgoddess rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Such a stunning novel. Love Mantel's way with words. What a picture she paints of Cromwell and Henry and life at court in the days of Anne Boleyn's waning influence. Despite how sympathetically Mantel paints Cromwell, it is easy to see how…
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Feb 27, 2014
One of the most interesting historical novels of the last few decades, and a deserving Booker Prize winner.
Jun 03, 2013lisahiggs rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This one was less challenging than Wolf Hall, perhaps because I’m practiced now in Mantel’s particular Cromwellian style, or perhaps simply because it’s a shorter book. Mantel keeps masterful track of the dozens of players jousting for…
May 29, 2013DMRose rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book immensely, even more than Wolf Hall. Both books, however, pull you in with their immediacy, which is most unusual in this type of historical fiction. It is so refreshing to read from the perspective of someone who,…
Apr 12, 2013
Loved this book almost as much as Wolf Hall. Can't wait for the next one in the trilogy.
Mar 02, 2013
Another exceptional book - the second in a trilogy. I have nothing bad to say about Hilary Mantel. I hope she is writing the third installment as we speak - or as I write this!
Jan 22, 2013ambergrey100 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A challenging read but totally worth the effort. The writer is a master of historical fiction, As good as or even better than Wolf Hall.
Jan 04, 2013siharris rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Excellent historical novel. I remember reading Wolf Hall and enjoying it, but never feeling totally comfortable with the style of narrative, for whatever reason (maybe it was just I knew what to expect), it didn't affect me at all this…