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Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Anna Bentinck
- Series: Wolf Hall Trilogy (abridged), Book 1-2
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Abridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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In Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy, one of our very best writers brings the opulent world of the Tudors to bloody, glittering life. It is the backdrop to the rise and rise of Thomas Cromwell: lowborn boy, charmer, bully, master of deadly intrigue, and, finally, most powerful of Henry VIII’s coutiers. But the bloody theatre of Cromwell’s ascension will leave no one unscathed.
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Read by Dan Stevens, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and Anna Bentinck.
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- Nimnil
- 03-01-20
Brilliant books, differing performances
I picked these in the sale, as I wanted to revisit before I read the new installment.
Dan Stevens' performance of Wolf Hall is fantastic. 5 stars, riveting and delicately nuanced characters.
julian rhind-tutt however is a weak narrator, and his characterisation of many of the main players is either off, or indistinguishable, so sometimes it's hard to follow conversations.
still, the stories are brilliant, so still heartily recommended.
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- Sean Flannery
- 22-09-20
Disappointed
I found the narrative very tedious and repetitive. It got better towards the end of Bring Up the Bodies, but only marginally so. Overall I was very disappointed with the books not meeting expectations gleaned from reviews.
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