Fiction

ret5hd

(22,578 posts) Sat May 9, 2026, 07:39 PM 21 hrs ago

Looking 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 21 hrs ago OP

Two of my favorite books as well! jmbar2 20 hrs ago #1

I really enjoyed "Lincoln in the Bardo" nt Laffy Kat 20 hrs ago #4

Did you read the whole rzemanfl 20 hrs ago #2

for whatever reason, the only other book of his... ret5hd 20 hrs ago #3

jmbar2

(8,131 posts)

1. Two of my favorite books as well!

Reply to ret5hd (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 07:50 PM

20 hrs ago

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

Reply to jmbar2 (Reply #1)

Sat May 9, 2026, 08:18 PM

20 hrs ago

rzemanfl

(31,457 posts)

2. Did you read the whole

Reply to ret5hd (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 07:52 PM

20 hrs ago

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

(22,578 posts)

3. for whatever reason, the only other book of his...

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #2)

Sat May 9, 2026, 08:08 PM

20 hrs ago

i tried to read just didn’t grab me. maybe i’ll have another go at it.

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