Looking For A Good Epistolary Novel - Page 3

issybird · 12-13-2018, 02:28 PM

If you like period fiction, there's Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster; it's public domain. An orphan describes her college years (at Vassar, although it's not named) to her rich anonymous benefactor.

HarryT · 12-13-2018, 03:26 PM

“Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes is a classic SF novel written in an epistolary style. One of the few novels I’ve ever read that brought tears to my eyes.

BookCat · 12-13-2018, 08:18 PM

I've just read the blurb for "Flowers For Algernon" and it reminds me of the film "The Lawnmower Man".

Strangely, I've had Daddy Long Legs on my kindle for ages and not got round to reading it. I must rectify that.

I've added Sorcery and Cecelia to my Amazon "I'll buy this when £6 doesn't seem too much for an ebook," list.

Dazrin · 12-13-2018, 08:57 PM

I got the omnibus last year on sale for less than $2 so keep an eye out if you are interested.

DrNefario · 12-14-2018, 08:13 AM

I got the omnibus cheap last year, too, and I've just finished the second book.

I don't know it was written the same way, but it was not quite epistolary. It's still in alternating chunks by each character, but they are nominally from a diary and a report, rather than letters to each other. Also the two are together for most of the story, so it's really just a change of viewpoint for a short while. I still enjoyed the book a lot, though.

bfisher · 12-18-2018, 09:01 PM

I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith is a novel written as a series of journal entries in a 17-years-old schoolgirl's notebooks (The section headings are The Sixpenny Book, The Shilling Book, The Two-Guinea Book).

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...ure_the_Castle

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issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,209 Karma: 222235366 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	If you like period fiction, there's *Daddy-Long-Legs* by Jean Webster; it's public domain. An orphan describes her college years (at Vassar, although it's not named) to her rich anonymous benefactor.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	“Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes is a classic SF novel written in an epistolary style. One of the few novels I’ve ever read that brought tears to my eyes.

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BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	I've just read the blurb for "Flowers For Algernon" and it reminds me of the film "The Lawnmower Man". Strangely, I've had Daddy Long Legs on my kindle for ages and not got round to reading it. I must rectify that. I've added Sorcery and Cecelia to my Amazon "I'll buy this when £6 doesn't seem too much for an ebook," list.

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Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,631 Karma: 73864785 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	I got the omnibus last year on sale for less than $2 so keep an eye out if you are interested.

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DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,099 Karma: 11315768 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I got the omnibus cheap last year, too, and I've just finished the second book. I don't know it was written the same way, but it was not quite epistolary. It's still in alternating chunks by each character, but they are nominally from a diary and a report, rather than letters to each other. Also the two are together for most of the story, so it's really just a change of viewpoint for a short while. I still enjoyed the book a lot, though.

12-18-2018, 09:01 PM	#36
bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith is a novel written as a series of journal entries in a 17-years-old schoolgirl's notebooks (The section headings are The Sixpenny Book, The Shilling Book, The Two-Guinea Book). https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...ure_the_Castle