Will copy paste my response here that I put in /r/books
Mantel was one of the best prose writers in the English language. Never boring, cutting, concise with an element of the gothic and the esoteric
The Wolf Hall trilogy is her magnum opus, but my favourite of hers is Beyond Black, the early millennium piece of a medium and her apprentice working in and around the M25 and the secrets they have from childhood. It’s so well done and a perfect capture of turn-of-the-millennium Britain.
Also her autobiography, Giving Up the Ghost, is a brilliant unsparing read of her childhood and illnesses.
Her essays are also very good, her essay on Kate Middleton and the Royal Family here is exceptional.
RIP
Glad she finished her magnum opus.
Good historian great writer.
Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies are absolute treasures of modern fiction. Classics of our time that could one day be held up as some of the best of early 21st century literature.
Book 3 was underwhelming by comparison. But she’s earned her place as a writer of bloody good books.
Devastated. I can’t think of many other modern authors with such a distinct style.
No. Wolf Hall was captivating. The word loses another amazing talent.
Very sad. I actually just finished the Mirror and the Light last week. The last few pages were totally gripping.
A great loss. I loved the Wolf Hall trilogy and A Place Of Greater Safety.
No other other author invokes a scene better than Mantel, you feel like you are there watching it. RIP
Such a talented writer and she did so much to help other women with endometriosis too
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Will copy paste my response here that I put in /r/books
Mantel was one of the best prose writers in the English language. Never boring, cutting, concise with an element of the gothic and the esoteric
The Wolf Hall trilogy is her magnum opus, but my favourite of hers is Beyond Black, the early millennium piece of a medium and her apprentice working in and around the M25 and the secrets they have from childhood. It’s so well done and a perfect capture of turn-of-the-millennium Britain.
Also her autobiography, Giving Up the Ghost, is a brilliant unsparing read of her childhood and illnesses.
Her essays are also very good, her essay on Kate Middleton and the Royal Family here is exceptional.
RIP
Glad she finished her magnum opus.
Good historian great writer.
Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies are absolute treasures of modern fiction. Classics of our time that could one day be held up as some of the best of early 21st century literature.
Book 3 was underwhelming by comparison. But she’s earned her place as a writer of bloody good books.
Devastated. I can’t think of many other modern authors with such a distinct style.
No. Wolf Hall was captivating. The word loses another amazing talent.
Very sad. I actually just finished the Mirror and the Light last week. The last few pages were totally gripping.
A great loss. I loved the Wolf Hall trilogy and A Place Of Greater Safety.
No other other author invokes a scene better than Mantel, you feel like you are there watching it. RIP
Such a talented writer and she did so much to help other women with endometriosis too