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Anne Thomas's avatar

Your identifying Cromwell’s life with OUR life relying on the king really hit home—it helps explain why I’m still rooting for Cromwell so instinctively even though he’s done some quite questionable things by now. Mantel has fused us with his personhood so effectively.

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David Roberts's avatar

I was also agape when Henry uses the nickname Call-me! That was a funny moment. I also liked the passage when Riche says the wrong thing about where a king derives his powers and the others try to minimize the damage.

Simon, I like how Mantel handles the close third person of Crumb in the context of the rebellion. We're as uncertain as he is.

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