I am sadly unsurprised it was available at our library.

It is huge, though. I feel like I should have started reading a week ago.

Wolf Hall was wonderful. I really loved it.

I'm really liking it so far, but it is making me wish that
1) I knew more about that period of history and
2) I had watched The Tudors

But Mantel really makes Cromwell and the others come alive. I can't wait to read her book on the French Revolution.

I think that's why I'm so looking forward to it -- I've been interested in Tudor history forever, and we just finished watching the series.

Alison Weir's Six Wives of Henry VIII was really good for a basic overview, although it really is about him and the wives, and far less the politics and court antics. I think it was Alison Weir, anyway. I think that book is still in a box, though.

I love how sympathetic Cromwell is in her book. I knew some about that time period, but not enough about Cromwell himself. It's a lovely book.

I have just recently bought A Place of Greater Safety, which I can't wait to delve into.

I'm halfway through Wolf Hall but haven't picked it up for a couple of weeks now for some reason. Must get back to it.

I will say that Wolf Hall was occasionally extremely confusing with differentiating between every Tom.

I'm barely past the beginning, with his dad, but I'm really liking the conversational style. It feels historic without getting bogged down in overly formal structure.

Well, I've continued my Margaret Atwood kick. I read Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood.

I loved Oryx and Crake. Like The Handmaid's Tale, I think the story will haunt me for a long time. Atwood's endings make me want to pull my hair out though.

I also really liked The Year of the Flood which was a companion novel to Oryx and Crake. It took me a bit longer to get into, but I loved seeing the events of O&C play out from a different perspective.

I've heard there will be a third book (I hope that's true and not just a bad rumor I picked up on), and I'm really excited about that. I'd love to revisit this world and hopefully get more answers (especially about Oryx who we still know nothing about).

Oh, is anyone on Goodreads? I'm Shaylani on there if you want to add me.

eta: I thought this was kind of cool. I bought The Year of the Flood for my Kindle 3 days ago, and today I noticed they had it listed on their site for $6 cheaper. I contacted Amazon and asked if I could possibly get a credit for the $6 (figured it was a long shot, but wanted to try anyway). They credited back the entire amount (which will remove the book from my device) and suggested I buy it again at the cheaper price.

Rayne, my favorite Atwood novel is Cat's Eye. Powerfully realistic account of the cruelty of young girls, and a great character study.