Bring Up the Bodies vs Royal Escape: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Historical, Great Britain, Historical Fiction, History, Fiction

Bring Up the Bodies Hilary Mantel · 2012 ★★★★☆ 4.3 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Moderate

“His children are falling from the sky.”

Bring Up the Bodies is a historical novel by Hilary Mantel; sequel to the award-winning Wolf Hall; and part of a trilogy charting the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, the powerful minister in the court of King Henry…

1 film adaptation

Fictional Works Englisch Literary Fiction Literary

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Royal Escape Georgette Heyer · 1938 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 385 pages · ≈ 7 h 08 m · Challenging

In 1650, dispossessed of Crown and kingdom, crushed and routed at the grim Battle of Worcester, the young Charles II is forced to flee for his life. Out of the heat of battle, the outlaw King and his tiny party must…

1930s Kings and rulers Romance

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The verdict

Readers rate Bring Up the Bodies highest: Bring Up the Bodies 4.3 · Royal Escape 3.3.
Bring Up the Bodies has the widest readership — 107638 ratings behind its score.
Bring Up the Bodies runs the darker storyline; Royal Escape stays the lighter read.

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How to choose

Want the crowd-tested pick? Bring Up the Bodies 107638 ratings vs 1520 for Royal Escape Just want the better-reviewed one? Bring Up the Bodies 4.3 vs 3.3 from readers New to the genre? Bring Up the Bodies Moderate vs Challenging for Royal Escape In the mood for something dark? Bring Up the Bodies a darker storyline than Royal Escape Want something lighter? Royal Escape an easier tone than Bring Up the Bodies

Scores by source

	Bring Up the Bodies	Royal Escape
Goodreads	4.3 (107638)	3.3 (1520)
Hardcover	4.3 (183)	3.0 (2)
Google Books	3.0 (118)	—
Apple Books	4.5 (807)	—
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Reception

	Bring Up the Bodies	Royal Escape
Ratings	107638	1520
Editions	55	47
Film adaptations	1	1
Want to read	113981	1145
Reading it now	5742	151
Written reviews	10039	119
Wikipedia attention	3806	107
Pages	432	385
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Bring Up the Bodies or Royal Escape?

Bring Up the Bodies has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Bring Up the Bodies 4.3/5, Royal Escape 3.3/5).

Which is shorter to read: Bring Up the Bodies or Royal Escape?

Royal Escape is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Royal Escape (385 pages, ≈ 7 h 08 m); Bring Up the Bodies (432 pages, ≈ 8 h 00 m).

Which is harder to read: Bring Up the Bodies or Royal Escape?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Bring Up the Bodies: Moderate; Royal Escape: Challenging.

Have both books been made into films?

Bring Up the Bodies: 1 film adaptation; Royal Escape: no film adaptation on record.