A review by rainbowesque
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Never thought I'd read this dense historical fiction about which I didn't know anything. In school we were never acquainted with English monarch history. I wouldn't get anything of this masterpiece if there weren't a readalong by Simon. His notes every week are the only thing that kept me going forward. Nonetheless I enjoyed this 4 month read journey immensely. There were times when I wanted to protect Cromwell, even though I'm well aware of the final consequence. Mantel's mastery is simply above and beyond!