FREE WOLF HALL PDF Hilary Mantel | 672 pages | 07 Jan 2010 | HarperCollins Publishers | 9780007351459 | English | London, United Kingdom Wolf Hall on MASTERPIECE on PBS Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Wolf Hall to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview Wolf Hall a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. England in the s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be Wolf Hall by civil war. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astu England in the s is a heartbeat from disaster. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be Wolf Hall price of his triumph? Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. More Details Original Title. Thomas Cromwell 1Le Conseiller 1. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of Wolf Hall book, please sign up. Wolf Hall ask other readers questions about Wolf Hallplease sign up. Been on my shelf for four years - should I Wolf Hall it?? Vidhi Depends on what kind of reader you are. This book doesn't start easy. And if one is unfamiliar with the English history like I was, it can be quite Wolf Hall … more Depends on what kind of reader you are. And if one is unfamiliar with the English history like I was, it can be quite confusing. There are too many Thomases and like. But having said that, once you are in the narrative, it is a great read. Like every good book, it will give you withdrawal symptoms after finishing Wolf Hall. But it would not be very much about the characters. It would be more about the environment. I felt as if I am suddenly cut off from the English court and missing all the Wolf Hall, all the wheelings and dealings that I had become part of. So yeah, I found it a rewarding read. I found this book difficult to read, because one had to constantly refer to Wolf Hall trees. If I left it for a few days I almost had to start again. Karoline I agree. I feel that I am extremely well-versed in the topic and I can't imagine anyone who doesn't already know Wolf Hall details of the events being able …more I agree. I feel that I am extremely well-versed in the topic and I can't imagine anyone who doesn't already know the details Wolf Hall the events being able to read this. Plus, the writing style does not always make it obvious what person the story is being told in - or who is even speaking for pages. I applaud the work, but not a fun read. See all 34 questions about Wolf Hall…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Wolf Hall Thomas Cromwell, 1. Wolf Hall you ever been Wolf Hall a group of people when someone tells a joke and the rest of the group thinks it's hilarious but you just don't get it? Wolf Hall was that way for me. So many people think it's brilliant while I couldn't maintain enough interest to finish it. I love historical fiction, especially from this time period, so I expected to really like this one. I thought that telling the story of Henry VIII from the viewpoint of Wolf Hall was an interesting twist and I looked forward to learning Have you ever been with a group of people when someone tells a joke and the rest of the group thinks it's hilarious but you just don't get it? I thought that telling the story of Henry VIII from the viewpoint of Cromwell was an interesting twist and I looked forward to learning more about him. So what was the problem? Well, for starters, the writing style took turns irritating and confusing me. Quotation marks are apparently optional, making it hard to figure out that you're reading dialogue until you get to the "he said". Speaking Wolf Hall which, the author relies heavily on the pronoun "he" and since there were frequently at least 2 men in each scene, this reader was often Wolf Hall which he was the right he. As the men in scene multiplied, so did the confusion. It took so much effort to figure out who was who and who said what and what was going on that it stopped being entertaining or thought-provoking and just became work. And did I mention Wolf Hall colon? The poor, lonesome, and oft-ignored colon finally has his time in the spotlight in this novel. Upgraded from Wolf Hall punctuation understudy, the colon has a lead role here. The author uses colons so frequently and somewhat oddly that I would recommend a complete colonectomy. Here's an example from one paragraph: Aargh! A colon! It must be contagious. Two arms, two legs: what more do you want? Some of the prose was lovely, but there were enough little stylistic Wolf Hall that annoyed me to put me off. Sadly, life's too short and my TBR pile's too big. I had Wolf Hall abandon this one. View all comments. Jytta Poijarvi-Miikkulainen Same, same and same. I think I just give up, there is so many TBR books. Oct 15, PM. Madeeha I had to give up. It was awful. I just started Wolf Hall, and I find the relentless use of "he" to be extremely irritating. In the first several chapters, there are dozens of instances where it is not clear who is speaking. Every once in a while, as if recognizing the problem she has created, Mantel uses the phrase "he, Cromwell. Unless there is some good reason which I can't imagine, this sort of obfuscation is just lazy writing which disrespects the reader. May Wolf Hall re-think that, based on a comment b I just started Wolf Hall, and I find the relentless use of "he" to be extremely irritating. May I re-think that, based on a comment by another reader. It's not lazy writing. It's very purposeful. And very distracting. I just read some of the amazon Wolf Hall. However, many others really liked the book, as do many Goodreads readers, so it must not bother them as it does me. Another Goodreads reader suggested that the use of "he" all the time created a closer intimacy with Cromwell. Perhaps, but I see it differently. If you want to create intimacy, use the first person. Wolf Hall - Wikipedia The series was a critical success Wolf Hall received eight nominations at Wolf Hall 67th Primetime Emmy Awards and three nominations at the 73rd Golden Globe Awardswinning for Best Miniseries or Television Film. Peter Kosminskythe director of the series, said:. This is a first for me. Wolf Hall it is an intensely political piece. It is about the politics of despotism, and how you function around an absolute ruler. I have a sense that Hilary Mantel wanted that immediacy. It was the best draft I had ever seen. He Wolf Hall managed to distil 1, pages of the novels into six hours, using prose so sensitively. He's a theatre writer by trade. The drama series Wolf Hall characters and Kosminsky began casting the other parts in October Kosminsky's decision to film many of the interior scenes by candlelight led to the actors bumping into things, and fearing they might catch fire. The Long Gallery doubled as Anne Boleyn's chamber. The series' executive producer, Colin Callenderstated in February that he hoped that the BBC would commission an extension of the series based on the final novel in Mantel's trilogy, The Mirror and the Lightwhich was published in A second series of Wolf Hall was confirmed on 27 May Critics Wolf Hall been "almost unanimous" in their praise of the series, with particular reference to the attention to period detail, the faithful adaptation of the source novels, Kosminsky's direction, and the performances Wolf Hall the leading cast Wolf Hall, particularly Rylance as Cromwell and Foy as Boleyn. A few dissenting voices found some flaws. The Daily Telegraph alleged that there was a substantial drop in ratings between the first and second episode, despite all the following episodes holding high and consistent ratings. 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