Bring Up the Bodies vs The wise woman: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Bring Up the Bodies
“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
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The wise woman
“THERE was a certain country where things used to go rather oddly.”
The Wise Woman abducts a princess and a peasant girl and carries them off to her magical cottage in the forest in order to teach them the lessons of Christian love and humility.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The wise woman is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 8 for Bring Up the Bodies.
- Bring Up the Bodies has the widest readership — 107638 ratings behind its score.
- Bring Up the Bodies runs the darker storyline; The wise woman stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The wise woman
≈ 2h vs 8h for Bring Up the Bodies
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Bring Up the Bodies
107638 ratings vs 1694 for The wise woman
New to the genre?
Bring Up the Bodies
Moderate vs Challenging for The wise woman
In the mood for something dark?
Bring Up the Bodies
a darker storyline than The wise woman
Want something lighter?
The wise woman
an easier tone than Bring Up the Bodies
Scores by source
| Bring Up the Bodies | The wise woman | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (107638) | 4.2 (1694) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (183) | 4.2 (4) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (118) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (807) | 4.5 (7) |
Reception
| Bring Up the Bodies | The wise woman | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 107638 | 1694 |
| Editions | 55 | 57 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 113981 | 1886 |
| Reading it now | 5742 | 71 |
| Written reviews | 10039 | 139 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3806 | — |
| Pages | 432 | 136 |