Hilary Mantel can Write Anything!

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I hate short stories.  I'm just a long story person.  I want to be given a chance to care about every aspect of the story.  I want something to think about.  I want a chance to laugh, cry, be curious, be surprised, and be swept away. I want something profound.

But I loved this offering of short stories.  I found all of those things I want in it. How does she do it?  I was completely swept up in these stories in all of the above ways.  I want to study them and figured out their myriad meanings. I want to study Mantel's writing techniques.  I want a bit of her brilliant zanyness.


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