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Agree! thanks for the time to reply.
I agree. I would rather clean out the refrigerator than try to figure out which Mary or Tom the book was referring to. I had really high hopes for this book and was extremely disappointed.
Thanks for letting me know I was not the only one finding that book irritating in that way. Try reading this great book called Flight Home by someone I know and has had 5 star reviews on Amazon. Oh will you finish her book or give up?
In fairness to the author I will point out the characters in Wolf Hall are based on real life persons whose names were not made up by the writer. I know this doesn't make it any easier to keep track of all the Thomases and Marys, but it was the custom of the times to use just a few popular names. For instance, 3 of Henry VIII's 6 wives were named Catherine.
Totally agree! I hate to give up on a book, but I don't think I can stick it out with this one.
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I agree. I would rather clean out the refrigerator than try to figure out which Mary or Tom the book was referring to. I had really high hopes for this book and was extremely disappointed.
Thanks for letting me know I was not the only one finding that book irritating in that way. Try reading this great book called Flight Home by someone I know and has had 5 star reviews on Amazon. Oh will you finish her book or give up?
In fairness to the author I will point out the characters in Wolf Hall are based on real life persons whose names were not made up by the writer. I know this doesn't make it any easier to keep track of all the Thomases and Marys, but it was the custom of the times to use just a few popular names. For instance, 3 of Henry VIII's 6 wives were named Catherine.
Totally agree! I hate to give up on a book, but I don't think I can stick it out with this one.
