![]() ![]() Ironically (or not?), Wolf Hall's Henry comes out looking much more sympathetic than DJT despite sharing his narcissism, foolishness, vagaries, and dangerous moodiness. Given that she is writing about events that occurred inside the black box of the king's inner sanctum 500 years ago (!!!), I call that a win.Įqually impressive is the fact that this trilogy could have been written as a lens into understanding the Trump presidency, but the first book was published in 2009, when DJT was still just a reality-TV loser with bad hair. ![]() And it renders that bizarre tale understandable-albeit complex, self-contradictory, and unlikely-in fundamental ways. Based on my cursory Googling efforts, it seems to be at least hung upon the real bones of the bizarre story of Henry VIII's disposable wives. I am not a historian, and I would not dare to comment on its factual authenticity, although, to be honest, I don't even care about that. Reading it took one full month, almost to the day. I found this trilogy utterly engrossing, so much so that I binged it. ![]()
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