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madamesilverspurs

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15. Historical novels

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 12:46 PM

Oct 14

Just about anything by James Michener (currently re-reading The Source, timely). Also, Herman Wouk's Winds of War and War and Remembrance are compelling.

Back in the early '90s when I was essentially bed-bound for months, a friend brought a box of books he'd purchased at a yard sale. It was a series about the country's westward expansion, and each book was named after a state. In one of the books the author wrote about a family's journey in a covered wagon, wherein one of the children riding in the back begged her father to stop the wagon so she could get out and claim the prairie dog puppy that was running after them. Ye gods.

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What is your favorite genre of book? Mine are mysteries. And you? [View all] debm55 Oct 14 OP

Mystery/Thriller OLDMDDEM Oct 14 #1

Thank you very much, OLDMDDEM. debm55 Oct 14 #6

I would have to say biographies. Mad_Dem_X Oct 14 #2

Thank you very much Mad_Dem_X. I also enjoy reading historical biographies. debm55 Oct 14 #8

I fell in love with Sherlock Holmes at the age of 12 from reading "Study in Scarlet" Coventina Oct 14 #3

HAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, Coventina debm55 Oct 14 #9

Cozy mysteries written with lots of humor and animals integral to the story. SheltieLover Oct 14 #4

OMG! I love cozies!!! Do you have a favorite series? Coventina Oct 14 #5

Great choice, SheltieLover. Great choice. debm55 Oct 14 #10

Sci/Fi, Fantasy, Action adventure, spooky stories (King & Koontz) historicall novels, biographies. lark Oct 14 #7

Thank you, lark. Excellent choices. debm55 Oct 14 #12

Mystery is my favorite genre. MIButterfly Oct 14 #11

Thank you very much MIButterfly. Wonderful choices. debm55 Oct 14 #13

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Historical novels madamesilverspurs Oct 14 #15

Thank you very much, madamesilverspurs. Those are great choices. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Oct 14 #16

"Herman Wouk's Winds of War and War and Remembrance are compelling." 3catwoman3 Oct 14 #29

Excellent choices, 3 catwoman3, I too like to read the book before seeing the movie to see castong changes and what was debm55 Oct 14 #37

Nonfiction, earth sciences and meterology, history catbyte Oct 14 #17

HAHAHA, Thank you very much, catbyte. I married a science geek. debm55 Oct 14 #23

it varies, but I've mostly been reading history and biographies lately mike_c Oct 14 #18

Thank you very much, mike_c. Great choices of books. debm55 Oct 14 #24

Same here peacebuzzard Oct 14 #28

I'm especially interested in 20th century world history mike_c Oct 14 #34

Agree, with you peacebuzzard. And in this point in time, it will only get worse. debm55 Oct 14 #38

Science fiction/ Fantasy WmChris Oct 14 #19

Wonderful, WmChris. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Oct 14 #25

Include me in with the mystery crowd. Polly Hennessey Oct 14 #20

Wow, You really love to read. Thank you, Polly Hennessey for all your current selections. debm55 Oct 14 #30

True crime and then mysteries. sinkingfeeling Oct 14 #21

Thank you very much sinkingfeeling. I have been watching true crime on my tablet. debm55 Oct 14 #31

Mysteries but not the gore and macho man type. efhmc Oct 14 #22

Agree with you efhmc. I not into gore books and movies. debm55 Oct 14 #39

Non fiction. Cultural histories. applegrove Oct 14 #26

Wonderful choices, applegrove. debm55 Oct 14 #40

Horror exboyfil Oct 14 #27

Very interesting. Thank you so much, exboyfil, for sharing with us. debm55 Oct 14 #33

It depends entirely on what I'm in the mood for, and that varies a lot. 3catwoman3 Oct 14 #32

Agree 3catwoman3. I used to like scary books in my younger days. I agree with rereading books, especially mysteries as debm55 Oct 14 #41

Rock Star & Band Bios ProfessorGAC Oct 14 #35

Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC. It sounds very interesting. debm55 Oct 14 #36

Sci-Fi, Action adventure, Spies dickthegrouch Oct 14 #42

Great choice of reading books and variety of selections. Thank you very much, dickthegrouch. debm55 Oct 14 #43

Mysteries, Thrillers, and Science Fiction LogDog75 Oct 14 #44

Thank you very much, LogDog75. I have read all the books in the Outlanders series. It is set in Scotland and characters debm55 Oct 14 #47

Sci-fi/Bio's/History-n/t marked50 Oct 14 #45

Thank you very much for sharing. marked50 debm55 Oct 14 #46

Mysteries, yes some_of_us_are_sane Oct 14 #48

Thank you very much, some_of _us_are_sane. debm55 Oct 14 #49

Mysteries MustLoveBeagles Oct 14 #50

Thank you very much, MustLoveBeagles. debm55 Oct 14 #51

I mostly enjoy historical non-fiction JoseBalow Oct 14 #52

Thank you very much, JoseBalow, for sharing your books with us. debm55 Oct 14 #53

Non fiction choie Oct 14 #54

Excellent.choice.Thank you for sharing. debm55 Oct 14 #55

Thanks for asking! choie Oct 14 #57

Mysteries/thrillers. Scandinavian noir. Biographies. History. Diamond_Dog Oct 14 #56

Thank you very much, Diamond_Dog. wonderful. debm55 Oct 14 #61

I enjoy a good mystery... Trueblue Texan Oct 14 #58

Thank you, Trueblue Texan. I sometimes read historical fiction. debm55 Oct 14 #62

Historical fiction.... Based on some history with some enhanced story telling. Norrrm Oct 14 #59

Thank you very much,Norrm. Great selection. debm55 Oct 14 #60

Science fiction. Morbius Oct 15 #63

Thank you very much, Morbius. You have a wide variety of books. Yes, for the History. debm55 Oct 15 #68

Cozy Mysteries wendyb-NC Oct 15 #64

Thank you very much, wendyb-NC. Thank you for your unique selection of books. debm55 Oct 15 #67

Mostly ART BOOKS... GReedDiamond Oct 15 #65

Thank you very much, GReedDiamond. Wonderful genre of books. debm55 Oct 15 #66

Various Sciene Fiction. Maigical Realism... electric_blue68 Oct 17 #69

Excellent selections, thank you very much, electric_blue68 debm55 Oct 17 #71

Anything by John Grisham. Emile Oct 17 #70

Terrific. Thank you Emile. debm55 Oct 17 #72