tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post2151804809019079630..comments2023-11-09T03:33:41.728-05:00Comments on Jenny and Kelly Read Books: Completed: Bring Up the Bodieskellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-5351965805149778212014-06-10T19:45:34.056-04:002014-06-10T19:45:34.056-04:00I wonder if it's a good audio book? But I bet ...I wonder if it's a good audio book? But I bet it would be weird. There's this ting she does where she always (more so in Wolf Hall) refers to Cromwell as "he" regardless of antecedent. It's confusing. But her fix in BUtB was often "he, Cromwell" which was also weird. <br /><br />I get it. In fact last night, at a table full of teachers, more than a few said they also struggled with Wolf Hall and didn't make it through. What's fascinating is just *how different* BUtB was...it was just fast paced in a way that was so different. And the parts where Cromwell interrogates people and sets up all his dominoes to have Anne beheaded? Shivers!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205737257301534685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-44009827526500595612014-06-10T11:26:42.051-04:002014-06-10T11:26:42.051-04:00Side note... "Bring Up the Bodies" still...Side note... "Bring Up the Bodies" still gets set to the tune of "Roll Out the Barrel" in my head. :Dkellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-37226498290227621392014-06-09T18:59:57.003-04:002014-06-09T18:59:57.003-04:00I'm glad it lived up to the hype -- after wait...I'm glad it lived up to the hype -- after waiting so long to read it, what a bummer it would have been if it sucked (so stop kicking yourself for waiting -- you just "built anticipation!" Yeah! That's it!)<br /><br />And even though your descriptions of these book make them seem absolutely compelling and fascinating to me, when I try to read a passage or see any other synopsis, I think, "Nope. Not for me." I don't know why... my lack of historical knowledge? My inability to distinguish white men from one another? I'll admin I've never sat down and, say "committed to 100 pages" of Wolf Hall, though... perhaps I would be engrossed. For now, I'll just enjoy them vicariously through you. Heh.<br /><br />As for the paper thing -- not churlish! You're spending a *lot* of time with that physical object while reading that book! Would it be petty to complain about an uncomfortable chair you had to sit in for many hours? Nooo. So I think complaining about an uncomfortably object you had to touch for hours on end is perfectly valid! (On the flip side, when I held your pBook version of <i>1Q84</i>, I thought, "This might have *improved* my experience of this book -- the pages and design are so lovely!" :))kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.com