Eighth Post!

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It's one thing if mankind is hunted to extinction by ChatGPT, but I really do object to being executed by Bing.

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Re: Books - Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)

[(Anonymous)]

Cover: "Twice Winner of the Man Booker Prize"

I assume this refers to the author, and not the book. Then again, I've seen the Man Booker selection some years; can't blame them if they went back for a known winner.

I prefer not to read book blurbs, and go in blind. There is a Tudor rose on the front.

I opened it. Cast of characters, including: "The Seymour family at Wolf Hall". Oh. Oops. I guess it's Jane Seymour RPF, not Anne Boleyn RPF. Am off to a great start.

Re: Books - Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)

[(Anonymous)]

2 chapters in. I'm finding the style more casual than expected. I thought it was going to be more literary. Am relieved.

Re: Books - Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)

[(Anonymous)]

This book requires a lot of political-reading-between-the-lines, and I have to do too much of that already. I'm hoping it doesn't stress me out too much as it goes on and gets increasingly cutthroat.

Re: Books - Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)

[(Anonymous)]

I'm finding the way she writes dialogue a bit confusing. It's not always clear who's speaking. She'll just say "he" in a context where everyone is a he, or she'll jump forward 20 years in time without indicating it, and it'll only become clear after a few lines of dialogue. In my projects, I tend to go to the opposite extreme, overusing names to the point things are stilted, but this book is making me feel justified.

Currently (I'm up to page 88), I find this depiction of Anne Boleyn very relatable, and am worried that means I'm gonna end up decapitated one day. :0

Re: Books - Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)

[(Anonymous)]

Did laugh at her acknowledgement that everyone in this book is called Thomas. She can't do anything about that, but we've got at least 4 Thomases (Cromwell, Wolsey, More, Boleyn). I'm sure there'll be many more! Everyone else is called Harry or Henry.