Ipsa’s Reviews > Wolf Hall > Status Update

no matter how progressive Cromwell seems to be by Tudor standards, he's still a man of his time. despite the great writing, this fact remains overpowered by the savant, street-smart orphan archetype. making him a blurry character despite the hordes of descriptions about him. this dislodges him from the narrative making it disjointed. a very well done book, as I keep saying, and yet something about it snails my pace.

it is extremely well-written! but I am being so slow.

thomas cromwell is such a starboy. I'm not sure I enjoy reading about glorious little orphaned savants anymore. cool book so far tho.

He Thomas, also Tomos, Tommaso and Thomas Cromwell, withdraws his past selves into his present body and edges back to where he was before. His single shadow slides against the wall. Which of the Thomases saw the blow coming? There are moments when a memory moves right through you. You shy, you duck, you run; or else the past takes your fist and actuates it. Suppose you have a knife? That's how murder happens.