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arkessian This is, reportedly, a golden opportunity for catching up on reading.
So I've read the first two books by Hilary Mantel about Thomas Cromwell (Wolf Hall, and Bring Up the Bodies) and enjoyed (or at least admired) them.
But I've ground to a halt on the The Mirror and the Light. OK, so I know the ending... but that's never stopped me finishing a book before; I am the Queen of Reread, if a book is well enough written. And I have no problem with Hilary Mantel's writing (although perhaps a little trimming would not have gone amiss in this third book).
But I've taken against the main character, alas -- I could understand his dilemmas in the first two books but now... I just don't like him any more. And the current climate means I want to gain some enjoyment from my reading, not just technical admiration.
So I've read the first two books by Hilary Mantel about Thomas Cromwell (Wolf Hall, and Bring Up the Bodies) and enjoyed (or at least admired) them.
But I've ground to a halt on the The Mirror and the Light. OK, so I know the ending... but that's never stopped me finishing a book before; I am the Queen of Reread, if a book is well enough written. And I have no problem with Hilary Mantel's writing (although perhaps a little trimming would not have gone amiss in this third book).
But I've taken against the main character, alas -- I could understand his dilemmas in the first two books but now... I just don't like him any more. And the current climate means I want to gain some enjoyment from my reading, not just technical admiration.
