Didn't find this book as compelling as I did Wolf Hall, which was much longer but didn't feel as long if that makes sense? It may have something to do with Wolf Hall covering a LONG time and Bring Up the Bodies covering a very short time comparatively, but who knows, not I. 
 I don't mean to say that I didn't enjoy this book and that I didn't stop sometimes and read a quote out to whoever I knew who had the misfortune of sitting nearby! Just, didn't like it the same breathless way that I did Wolf Hall.