tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post1167699875940505907..comments2023-12-22T20:36:45.744-05:00Comments on Isle of Wonder: Wolf Hall, a ReviewThe Red Witchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-79653565358951136712012-06-07T08:18:00.986-04:002012-06-07T08:18:00.986-04:00Problem with Dostoyevsky was all the pet names and...Problem with Dostoyevsky was all the pet names and nicknames one character might be known by. LOL<br />I really didn't have any trouble with keeping the Henrys and Johns and Thomases apart. They all had their own voices.The Red Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-794013456784349852012-06-06T14:48:29.802-04:002012-06-06T14:48:29.802-04:00Hey, in no Dostoyevsky novel there are 5-6 guys na...Hey, in no Dostoyevsky novel there are 5-6 guys named John or Henry and discussing things in the same room!Anachronisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398058819007642332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-18402248933959875612012-06-06T08:21:37.285-04:002012-06-06T08:21:37.285-04:00Thank you, I know I pick out things to comment on ...Thank you, I know I pick out things to comment on that most reviewers won't. I didn't have any trouble with the characters. I was surprised to read that some people did. But then, I never had that trouble reading Dostoyevsky so maybe I have a gift. <br />The story reminds me very much of Robert Harris' trilogy on Cicero's life. There are so many parallels.The Red Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-11700315863211764932012-06-05T15:11:28.838-04:002012-06-05T15:11:28.838-04:00A very nice review, I liked it very much! I admit ...A very nice review, I liked it very much! I admit the title is a bit puzzling but what can be said, it was still a historical novel I enjoyed very much! Were you always able to tell who spoke what in this book? I mean too many characters share the same name...would you like to read the sequel?Anachronisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398058819007642332noreply@blogger.com