BookerMarks discussion

Discuss Hilary Mantel's Bring up the Bodies in this forum.

I liked this nearly as well as Wolf Hall, and I also rated it 5 stars. My review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Thanks Darryl and David. I've added your rankings to the community longlist page.

I both enjoyed and greatly admired this book (five stars), but figured so many people have weighed in with their reviews that I didn't bother to summarize my own thoughts here on Goodreads. I will say that Mantel continues to make events and characters that were almost too well known fresh and even more intriguing than they have typically been portrayed. Brilliant and so far it has my vote for making the shortlist, but who knows how the judges will view it in light of Wolf Hall's win.

This is one that I'm putting off because I haven't read Wolf Hall, but people are raving about it. I'll add your ranking to the community section of the longlist page.

I really enjoyed Bring Up the Bodies - 4.5 stars. Here is my review on BookerMarks:

http://bookermarks.wordpress.com/2012...

Loved it. I also liked it better than Wolf Hall. 5 stars. What Anmiryam said. Here's my brief comment on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Counted!

I don’t have to summarise the plot of this novel. Surely, we all know the story. This book focuses on Henry VIII’s second marriage and divorce. It focuses on Thomas Cromwell’s role in these events. This book is an easier read than ‘Wolf Hall’. It has a narrower focus, limiting it self to a shorter period of time and is more linear. It’s a readable work. But, we’ve read this story before. Questions; What do you think of this book? Does it deserve its place on the short list? Will it win? 3 stars (http://vikzreadsthebooker.wordpress.c...)