Andreea’s Reviews > Wolf Hall > Status Update

Finished! I am still trying to put my thoughts in order.

Do I like the book or do I just like the Tudors in general?

And she is queen 👑. I have never read a book where I had so many mixed feelings like this book. It's like I don't care about it while I read and then when I stop I feel like "well that was fun and things happened" even though it did not feel like anything was going on while reading it. This is so weird!!! It's like all the action is off page!!!

Still here.

I am still amazed how nothing seems to happen while I read then as I pause and process it a lot of things did happen, especially in the background. Also I am overjoyed when I get to the scenes with Mary Boleyn.

I live for the moments Anne appears. Those are my highlight of this reading experience. Also, spending more than 2h with this book gives me migraines :)))

The other thing is... I don't really care about historical fiction - my idea of historical fiction is creating an alternative history or adding in some more drama, and Wolf Hall is dramatic but in a very distant way. Do I make any sense? Why am I reading a 600 pages tome when I don't even enjoy historical fiction?

The thing is... I am still confused half of the time as to what's happening and I have the feeling everything happens between the lines while I have to spend my time in Cromwell's head which I assume is the point anyway, but I'd much rather live in Mary Boleyn's head :))). Anyway, halfway mark (ignoring that there are two more books after this one). Cheers!

I live for the Tudor drama!

I need to talk about this book who someone who is not familiar with the sexy TV series The Tudors and is not obsessed with Anne Boleyn, because I really want to know if I am really into a book that is so bloody dry and distant, or I am just having sexy dreams with Anne Boleyn, Natalie Dormer and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and that's why I am into this book.