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Originally Posted by David Munch
I'm just finishing up on Michael Chrichton's Timeline.
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But I will always recommend Ken Folletts Pillars Of The Earth as a great work of historical fiction.
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Timeline was a good book. Up until the end. In fact, because of the ending I would not recommend reading it. Well, ok. Read it almost to the end. Then make up your own ending and glue it over his. I was so disappointed that I haven't read anything else he has written.
Strangely enough, the hocus pocus, smoke and mirrors (pun intended) are in the best traditions of classic sciFi.
Thank you for the "Pillars Of The Earth " tip. I will definitely get it.
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Originally Posted by cassidym
If you like historical fiction, I can definitely recommend The Flashman series.
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I have the full set, plus the ebooks, plus the movie. And if I could afford the audiobooks I would have them too.
When I started reading Flashman I almost quit. "Why would anyone want to read about that jerk!" Needless to say, I continued ro read anyway.
If any of you haven't read them, the Flashman series will give you a character to love/hate, laugh at and with. Someone who gets what he deserves. And then you can't wait to see how he can get out of it.