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Wolf Hall | Hilary Mantel

Ok, friends...I‘ve made a tentative plan for #ConqueringCromwell

We‘ll start reading on or about Feb16 and discuss parts 1-3 on March 8.
Discuss parts 4 & 5 on March 22 with final discussion on March 29.
Of course, feel free to tag & share throughout
Does this work for everyone???
Anyone else feel like joining us???

rubyslippersreads, saresmoore, squirrelbrain, Cathythoughts, thebluestocking

Scochrane26 I don‘t want to reread, but I might review some because I‘m afraid I‘ll forget who all the characters are in the last book (so many of the same names). 5y

Cinfhen I‘ll tag you for discussion @Scochrane26 to keep you in the loop 🤪 5y

IamIamIam @Scochrane26 Reminds me that all the Vanderbilts were named William and Cornelius!!! I needed to keep a notebook when I read

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IamIamIam Good luck, @Cinfhen!!! 5y

Cathythoughts Ok ! 😬😬😬 5y

squirrelbrain How exciting (I think!) - I‘m perhaps more worried than excited 😜 5y

Cinfhen Same @squirrelbrain Hopefully I make it through 😬 @Cathythoughts @IamIamIam 🙏🏼 5y

rockpools Hmmmm. 🤔 5y

MicheleinPhilly I may try this. I‘ve had this book for so long the pages have started yellowing. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 5y

Cinfhen Ok @RachelO @MicheleinPhilly I‘m adding you both to the list of potential readers ‼️😁🎉 5y

rockpools @Cinfhen Thank you! I read some (half? Maybe?) of it once, it‘s been haunting my kindle ever since, but I doubt I‘d make it through on my own 😬 And I had planned to read more local-to-me authors this year... 5y

Cinfhen I‘m slowly losing my nerve @RachelO hopefully this buddy read will give me the push I need 🙏🏼 5y

TrishB Definitely going to be watching for all your thoughts 😁 5y

Scochrane26 @Cinfhen I like the series, it‘s just a different writing style, & back then everyone had the same names. I definitely want to read the last one. The tv series was good, too. 5y

Amandajoy I may try to join since I wanted to read this one this year. 5y

Cuilin @cinfhen I may join in. I read it a few years ago but still have my copy. 5y

thebluestocking Sounds like a plan!! I‘m excited to dive in. Thanks for organizing this. 💙 5y

saresmoore Woohoo! Sounds great to me! Thank you for setting it up. ♥️ 5y

Hooked_on_books I just happen to have a copy of this on my nook and it helps me with my chunkster reading. I‘ll join! 5y

LapReader I‘m in. 5y

Cinfhen Oh, YAY!! #PowerToThePeople let‘s get ready to #ConquerCromwell @LapReader @Hooked_on_books @saresmoore @thebluestocking @Cuilin @Amandajoy Any tips how we should approach this book @TrishB Should I read up on the internet about the Tudor Family??? It‘s the Tudor‘s right?!?!??!? 5y

TrishB It is the Tudors. Not sure how much you know now and then need to know. Maybe a Wikipedia read of a Henry VIII and Cromwell? 5y

Cinfhen Ha!! I know nothing and I will be doing some background “research” before I jump in @TrishB 5y

Simona Happy reading! It's a dense writing style and a dense storyline, but sooo rewarding experience 👍 5y

rubyslippersreads @HookedonBooks @LapReader @saresmoore @thebluestocking @Cuilin @Amandajoy @TrishB (who probably already knows) @Cinfhen The most important advice I can give is, when the author refers to “he” or “him,” she always means Cromwell. (edited) 5y

Cinfhen Hahahaha @rubyslippersreads that‘s probably GOOD INSIGHT!!! 5y

Cinfhen Thanks @Simona I think this will be a love it/hate it with me😬😬😬 5y

rubyslippersreads @Cinfhen Once I figured that out, reading went much faster. 😊 5y

Centique I loved this and I reckon you will too! It‘s slow moving but not as slow as Dickens or anything. I think having an idea of the Henry VIII, Anne, Cromwell story first is a good idea because it‘s like Mantell is filling in the gaps, making the characters fully rounded, adding in the conversations, the scheming. And yes, there are a lot of Thomases so having a little character list might help. 🤞🤞😘 5y

Cinfhen Thanks @Centique for your vote of confidence 😘😘😘 5y

Reviewsbylola Good fucking luck. 😂 this one about killed me before I bailed around page 130. 5y

Cinfhen Oh geez 🙄 that doesn‘t sound very promising @Reviewsbylola 5y

MicheleinPhilly @Reviewsbylola Don‘t tell me that Steph! 5y

Reviewsbylola Lolol, granted this was when it first came out. I really wasn‘t expecting it to be so dense. So that‘s on me. I‘m hoping you both enjoy it more! @MicheleinPhilly @Cinfhen 5y

MicheleinPhilly @Reviewsbylola That‘s how long it has been sitting on my shelf! 🤪 5y

janeycanuck Ooh, I‘ve had this on my shelf for far too long. I‘m in! 5y

Leftcoastzen I really want to join,I‘m feeling overbooked.😂🙄😳 5y

Bklover When you mentioned this before I pulled it out and have it on my bedside table. Ready to join in! 5y

vivastory I will definitely join in, if it's not too late 5y

Cinfhen So glad you‘re joining us @vivastory @Bklover @Leftcoastzen @janeycanuck @MicheleinPhilly I‘m hoping to pick it up later this week 🤞🏽 @TrishB is convinced i won‘t make it to the end 😛 5y

TrishB The challenge is real 😁 5y

Bklover Ok- I‘m giving it a try! Again. 😉 5y

Cinfhen Yay @Bklover no harm in trying again... 5y

rockpools THANK YOU @rubyslippersreads ! Most helpful comment EVER! (I‘m not quite 10% in, and I‘ve just ‘got‘ who‘s talking 🙄) 5y

rubyslippersreads @RachelO You‘re very welcome. 😊 5y

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