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.
Also, you can tell it's not gonna have a happy ending when the main guy's all bumpy.
Tara ,'First Date'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Kat - Jul 19, 2010 7:35:37 pm PDT #11764 of 28343
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Jars - Jul 19, 2010 11:58:35 pm PDT #11765 of 28343
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.
Kat - Jul 20, 2010 6:59:50 pm PDT #11766 of 28343
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I will say that Wolf Hall was occasionally extremely confusing with differentiating between every Tom.
Amy - Jul 20, 2010 7:02:24 pm PDT #11767 of 28343
Because books.
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.
Rayne - Jul 21, 2010 11:32:23 am PDT #11768 of 28343
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
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.
Pix - Jul 21, 2010 11:49:08 am PDT #11769 of 28343
The status is NOT quo.
Rayne, my favorite Atwood novel is Cat's Eye. Powerfully realistic account of the cruelty of young girls, and a great character study.
megan walker - Jul 21, 2010 3:08:30 pm PDT #11770 of 28343
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Oh, is anyone on Goodreads? I'm Shaylani on there if you want to add me.
I am. I just friended you (Goodreads is under my real name).
Connie Neil - Jul 21, 2010 3:12:41 pm PDT #11771 of 28343
brillig
sj - Jul 22, 2010 3:54:32 pm PDT #11772 of 28343
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Was someone in here asking for suggestions for non-fiction audio books the other day? I just started Claire Tomalin's biography of Thomas Hardy this week, and so far I am really enjoying it. The history she provides of the period are very nice. I also really liked Bill Bryson's biography of Shakespeare.
DawnK - Jul 23, 2010 8:18:37 am PDT #11773 of 28343
giraffe mode
Jesse, I'm headed to the PO today so look for the Reacher book soon! Enjoy!