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Related: About this forumLooking for a GOOD read...
for slight context, my two favorite books were:
Pillars Of The Earth
and
A Gentleman In Moscow
both (it seemed to me) were relatively historically accurate as far as culture, setting, circumstance. both were very enjoyable.
make a suggestion here. thnx in advance. the winner will be gifted with glowing thoughts.
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Looking for a GOOD read... (Original Post)
ret5hd
15 hrs ago
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jmbar2
(8,127 posts)1. Two of my favorite books as well!
Others:
Lincoln in the Bardo
The Warmth of Other Suns (nonfiction account of the great migration of African Americans north. Reads like a novel)
The Book of Margery Kempe
The Book of Margery Kempe is a medieval text attributed to Margery Kempe, an English Christian mystic and pilgrim who lived at the turn of the fifteenth century.
This book is absolutely fascinating, and hilarious without meaning to be. Laffy Kat
(16,977 posts)4. I really enjoyed "Lincoln in the Bardo" nt
rzemanfl
(31,457 posts)2. Did you read the whole
Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge) series? If not, read the rest. Then read Ken Follette's other historical novels, like The Century Trilogy and Circle of Days.
ret5hd
(22,574 posts)3. for whatever reason, the only other book of his...
i tried to read just didnt grab me. maybe ill have another go at it.