From the Bookshelf of Constant Reader…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
*
The Schedule for July through Dec. 2025
By Lynn · 1 post · 41 views
By Lynn · 1 post · 41 views
last updated Jun 20, 2025 08:37AM
showing 10 of 16 topics
view all »
Other topics mentioning this book
The Schedule for January 2014-June 2014
By Sherry , Doyenne · 20 posts · 139 views
By Sherry , Doyenne · 20 posts · 139 views
last updated Feb 22, 2014 10:36AM
Did Santa Bring Books for Christmas?
By Mary Anne · 31 posts · 81 views
By Mary Anne · 31 posts · 81 views
last updated Jan 01, 2014 10:29AM
My "Read My Own Books" Challenge
By Sherry , Doyenne · 335 posts · 285 views
last updated Jan 05, 2015 04:50AM
What Members Thought
From BBC Radio 4 - Drama:
Hilary Mantel's gripping account of the cataclysmic events of the French Revolution seen through the eyes of three of its most important figures, Georges Danton, Camille Desmoulins and Maximilien Robespierre.
Episode 1: Liberty
Hilary Mantel's epic account of the French Revolution.
Episode 2: Equality
Hilary Mantel's epic account of the French Revolution as seen through the eyes of its principal characters. Pressure is growing on the revolutionaries to depose the king and cr ...more
Hilary Mantel's gripping account of the cataclysmic events of the French Revolution seen through the eyes of three of its most important figures, Georges Danton, Camille Desmoulins and Maximilien Robespierre.
Episode 1: Liberty
Hilary Mantel's epic account of the French Revolution.
Episode 2: Equality
Hilary Mantel's epic account of the French Revolution as seen through the eyes of its principal characters. Pressure is growing on the revolutionaries to depose the king and cr ...more
My rating surprises me, because about 1/5 in, I was ready to chuck this and turn to something quicker, shorter and less oppressive. But about 1/4 in, I was hooked and from then on, reading this doorstop of a book became a bit of an obsession.
In being obsessed, I became a bit like many of the characters, though at least (so far) this little obsession of mine has not led to any deaths. Yes, I agree with those who say the book could have used editing (I realize that Mantel is creating a mosaic, wit ...more
In being obsessed, I became a bit like many of the characters, though at least (so far) this little obsession of mine has not led to any deaths. Yes, I agree with those who say the book could have used editing (I realize that Mantel is creating a mosaic, wit ...more
Nov 15, 2011
Yashoda Sampath
marked it as to-read
Jul 10, 2012
David
marked it as own-but-not-yet-read
Jan 22, 2014
Pang
marked it as to-read
Apr 28, 2014
Sherry
rated it
really liked it
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
reading-list,
kindle
May 02, 2014
Lynn
added it
May 10, 2014
Connie
marked it as to-read
May 10, 2014
Rhingst
marked it as to-read
Jul 18, 2015
Wendyb
marked it as to-read
Jun 22, 2025
angeleen
marked it as to-read
