The Giant, O'Brien By Hilary Mantel

I read this: February 2012
Why: This is the March book for Waterstone's Arc, Bury St Edmunds Book Club
What I thought of it: I was looking forward to reading this as I have had Wolfe Hall on my bookshelf now for sometime waiting to be taken down and read. I'm sorry to say it might stay there for a while yet as I can't say I enjoyed this one at all. It is. I'm sure, very well written. I don't know what it is about this book I didn't get on with. The subject matter is a bit dire, but that doesn't usually bother me in fact the darker the better for me. I just couldn't find and empathy with or sympathy for any of the characters at all.
I read this as an ebook mainly waiting for and on the bus home from work. I am goiung to read it through again and reserve my score until I have done that.

Have you read this book?
What did you think of it?
Helen