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El asesinato de Margaret Thatcher
El asesinato de Margaret Thatcher | Hilary Mantel
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Megabooks
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Mehso-so

Ann Patchett shared today on Insta that she hasn‘t ever read Mantel, and until this short story collection, neither had I. Perhaps it wasn‘t the best introduction. Some stories were winners like the title one where a woman is forced to help and IRA man trying to assassinate Margaret. But overall, the collection lacks an overarching theme or showstopping standalone stories. I still want to read the Wolf Hall series though.

Suet624 I haven‘t read Mantel either. Glad to hear I‘m not alone. 2y
Megabooks @Suet624 I plan to read her again and have had her memoir on my shelf awhile too. 2y
Bluebird I did not finish this book, but I loved Wolf Hall. 2y
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Cinfhen Love that cover, though!!!! And the backstory foliage 😍 2y
BarbaraBB I enjoyed Wolf Hall but never felt tempted to read more of her books 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y
Megabooks @Bluebird @BarbaraBB I definitely want to read Wolf Hall one day! 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen it is a cool cover, and thanks! That‘s our big maple tree. 🍁 2y
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Megabooks
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Just thought I‘d get the ball rolling with a few short story collections for #LMPBC #Round14GroupC. Sorry if I‘m jumping the gun. 🤭

I tagged the first ⬆️; I‘ll tag the other three ⬇️. Looking forward to some great stories!

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shadowspeak17 I‘m good with any of these, but We Two Alone and Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket are my top two. 3y
Jadams89 I agree - We Two Alone and Today a Woman went mad in the super market appeal to me most. Leaning towards Supermarket 3y
Readergrrl My vote would be for Today a Woman, but I also love Hilary Mantel. I‘m so torn…I think I‘ll be happy with anything! 3y
Megabooks I think we all like Supermarket, so let‘s go with that. 👍🏻👍🏻 Looking forward to it! @shadowspeak17 @Jadams1776 @Readergrrl (edited) 3y
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hollylynnbee
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This book is taking a little longer than I would like to get through.

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mhillis
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Working from home means that I don‘t have my 90-minute commute to enjoy audiobooks, so I did some #AudioBaking today instead! I listened to The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher while making chocolate chip muffins. This is the first book by Hillary Mantel that I‘ve read—just picked it from the library‘s selection of available audiobooks 📚

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cariashley
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Pickpick

As with most story collections, some of these I liked a lot and some I could have skipped. I picked this up because I‘m a huge fan of the Wolf Hall books and wanted to see a broader range of her writing, and I got that, but won‘t be rushing out to buy her backlist. Overall, it was a quick, worthwhile read. And I love the cover!

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cariashley
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My reading buddy 🐱☺️ #catsoflitsy #sullivancat

Am liking this collection of dark, fairly weird short stories. So different from Wolf Hall!

Crazeedi Oh your sweet kitty, don't you just adore them?!😽💜 6y
cariashley @Crazeedi I really do!! 🥰🥰 6y
Eyelit That is one comfy kitty! 😻 6y
sprainedbrain This cat! 😍 6y
Leftcoastzen 😻 6y
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Lcsmcat
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Mehso-so

The stories were not as dark as Poe nor were the ending twists as good as O‘Henry‘s. I could usually see where she was trying to take the reader, but never felt like she got there quite. They felt rather like writing exercises, explorations of scenarios that never quite got fleshed out. I‘m glad this was a library book and not a purchase. Not up to the Cromwell books, in my opinion. I think she does better with long form fiction.

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Lcsmcat
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My new commute book. I have mixed results with Mantel‘s work. Loved Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies, not so fond of The Giant, O‘Brien. But the first story held my interest this am and I like the narrator, so I have hope.

ReadingRuby I adored Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies too, so I‘ll be interested to see how you like this! 7y
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shawnmooney
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Panpan

As a devotee of Mantel‘s Cromwell novels, I was disappointed to find these stories utterly unremarkable and uninteresting. Only the one about a girl with an eating disorder caused the slightest of visceral flutters.

Reviewsbylola I couldn‘t get through Wolf Hall and I‘ve never tried her since. 7y
Tamra @Reviewsbylola my husband read Wolf Hall recently and I‘d say he would give it a so-so. I am not interested in anything royal family so I probably won‘t give it a go either. (edited) 7y
Lindy That does sound disappointing. At least you didn‘t bail. 😕 7y
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jenniferheidi
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Pickpick

Loved this really deliciously dark collection of short stories. The story from which the collection takes its name may be the least dark... It was a book club pick so I‘m looking forward to the discussion!

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mdbstar12
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Apparently I had a color scheme in mind with my #library #bookhaul!

DebinHawaii Nice! 7y
Joanne1 Pretty! 7y
Reviewsbylola I've been wanting to read the Sullivan and Celine! 7y
mdbstar12 @Reviewsbylola Oh good! Those were the two I'd heard the least about! 7y
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Peaslady
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Pickpick

A dark and deeply subversive set of short stories. Mantel's writing is so artful that at times they feel half poetry half fiction. My favourites were those starred in the picture. I was particularly moved by the School of English which tells a story from the point of view of an immigrant cleaner, a perspective rarely portrayed in literature, especially as a protagonist.

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the.bold.bookworm
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wellreadredhead
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I may have went a little crazy with the #bookoutlet sale 😂#bookmail

Maike Great haul! 👏🏻 8y
Julsmarshall 😍 8y
Chessa 🙌🙌🙌 8y
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BibliophileMomma 😍😍 8y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Holy book haul! Also 👍 for Library at Mount Char! 8y
haanim Well done! 👏🏽 8y
jpmcwisemorgan Whew! I don't feel so bad now, I have 11 coming. Of course, I bought 9 books at B&N around the same time... 8y
wellreadredhead @jpmcwisemorgan I bought 7 more from B&N too 😂 8y
Suzze A good kind of crazy! Nice stack. 8y
jpmcwisemorgan I should be on a buying diet right now. Fortunately, I bought 2 I had already read because I have them as ebooks and I want the physical book for my shelves. 8y
wellreadredhead @jpmcwisemorgan I know what you mean. I have hundreds of books that I own and have yet to read but I can't stop buying more! 8y
LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 8y
Sarah83 But only a little bit 😉 8y
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Anescapewithinthepages
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Mehso-so

The entire collection of short stories was very well written I sadly as a reader only connected with 3 of the 10. I say give it a try the content just wasn't my cup of tea more times then not.

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dgingo
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"She bent low over the bundle, the long cocoon, and spoke; she glanced up as if assessing the angle of the dying sun; she stepped back, setting her hands on the handles of the chaise, and with a delicate rocking motion she maneuvered it, swayed back and angled it, setting it to rest so that the comma's face was raised to the last warmth; at the same time, bending again and whispering, she drew back the shawl."

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Anescapewithinthepages
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My 4th book of the weekend, it has been a great haul so far. I am hoping I can keep the book streak positive :)

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thelexicondevil
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Mehso-so

I initially bought this one from Book Outlet, scratch and dent because I'm ballin' on a budget, because I thought it was going to be speculative fiction about the Brighton bombing in '84. It wasn't. It's a collection of short stories that left me wanting more. I read on for the titular story, but alas to Maggie gore to warm my half-Irish heart. 😩

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JanJan
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Aseleener Good one! 8y
Well-ReadNeck Disconcerting! 8y
gossamerchild Ooh, good choice. I had forgotten about this one! 8y
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Sydsavvy
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Anyone else a Hilary Mantel fan?

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