Jenny's votes on the list Will Not Read Even If I Was Paid To!

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1	Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) by Hilary Mantel 3.91 avg rating — 232,292 ratings "Being dismissive of a genre,and of readers of the genre isn't any way to get people to buy your books! " Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Giant, O'Brien by Hilary Mantel 3.42 avg rating — 2,160 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel 3.95 avg rating — 4,942 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Eight Months on Ghazzah Street by Hilary Mantel 3.65 avg rating — 3,367 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	A Change of Climate by Hilary Mantel 3.90 avg rating — 3,164 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	An Experiment in Love by Hilary Mantel 3.67 avg rating — 3,076 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Fludd by Hilary Mantel 3.57 avg rating — 5,595 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel 4.01 avg rating — 11,935 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel 3.43 avg rating — 10,095 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) by Hilary Mantel 4.30 avg rating — 104,571 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Articles on People from High Peak (District), Including: Vivienne Westwood, the Bodines, Paul Raymond (Publisher), Samuel Hill-Wood, Nellie Unthank, Nicholas Garlick, David Darling (Astronomer), Eileen Cooper, Hilary Mantel, Michael Bowler by Hephaestus Books 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Articles on People from Glossop, Including: Vivienne Westwood, the Bodines, Paul Raymond (Publisher), Samuel Hill-Wood, Nellie Unthank, Nicholas Garlick, David Darling (Astronomer), Eileen Cooper, Hilary Mantel, Michael Bowler by Hephaestus Books 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Brittiska Litteraturpriser: Vinnare AV Bookerpriset, Dagger-Priserna, J.M. Coetzee, Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, A.S. Byatt, Hilary Mantel by Source Wikipedia 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3) by Hilary Mantel 4.41 avg rating — 46,673 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Woman Who Died Of Robespierre by Hilary Mantel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Heart Fails Without Warning by Hilary Mantel 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Books by Hilary Mantel: Wolf Hall, a Change of Climate, Every Day Is Mother's Day, Beyond Black, Vacant Possession, Fludd by Books LLC 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Hilary Mantel Reading Group Guide by Owl Books it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Ink in the Blood: A Hospital Diary by Hilary Mantel 3.65 avg rating — 557 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Learning to Talk by Hilary Mantel 3.66 avg rating — 1,786 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Vacant Possession by Hilary Mantel 3.54 avg rating — 1,201 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Every Day Is Mother's Day by Hilary Mantel 3.59 avg rating — 2,068 ratings Jenny added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Willow (new)

Jun 12, 2012 11:02PM

I must ask...I'm dying of curiosity. Why do you dislike Hilary Mantel so much? I've never read anything by her.

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message 2: by Jenny (new)

Jun 13, 2012 09:06AM

She has a bad attitude! I recon i know more about history than she does!
I've read the reviews , and her recent interviews in the papers confirmed everything i thought about her.

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message 3: by Jenny (new)

Jun 13, 2012 09:35AM

Ever heard the saying " don't bite the hand that feeds you"?
Recent comments disparaging and demeaning historical fiction and those that read this genre ,is "biting the hand that feeds".It doesn't make a great commercial for her books!

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message 4: by Willow (new)

Jun 13, 2012 07:57PM

Oh really...I will have to got look Mantel up on the web.

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message 5: by Jenny (new)

Jun 14, 2012 09:21AM

here's one , http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/...
It was continued on Sky Arts the book show .
I call this "foot in mouth" syndrome!

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message 6: by Willow (new)

Jun 14, 2012 08:06PM

Oh wow, that article just insulted one of my favorite authors, Bernard Cornwell. I don't read his Sharpe books, but I love his three medieval series. How rude. You can praise a new author without insulting everybody else.

So now I want to ask, what makes a good historical novel? I certainly don't read historical fiction to learn history. (What kind of crap statement was that?) After all, there’re thousands of fascinating nonfiction books out there, which in many ways I prefer.

I read historical fiction to spark my imagination and to have history come to life. I love being pulled into another world.

I’ll be honest, I’ve never read Hilary Mantel because her books look sort of boring.

What a condescending article.

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