Books?

[Magenta]

How much do you like fictionalized historical drama? Thinking about the red tent reminded me of a ten part series called The White Queen, which starred the same young woman who was in the tent series, Rebecca Ferguson. The series was incredibly well done. Philippa Gregory is the original author and has apparently penned many monarchal tales. This in turn reminded me of a couple of books I read many years ago by Robin Maxwell, about Queen Elizabeth. The first one was actually about Anne Boleyn, called The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn. It was a short novel and not that memorable as far as novels go, and yet it was a wonderful set up for The Queen's Bastard, the novel that followed, about ELizabeth, Anne Boleyn's daughter. Please do excuse the book title LOL. The book itself I enjoyed very much, again reading it more than once

 

[mar09]

I just type as i remember some: there's East of Eden by [forgot], The old man and the sea (hemingway), how about 100 and 1 nights (anon., first published in engl. in 1706), there's one novel we read by Gabriel garcia marquez, and i still want to read nelly sachs.

 

[Tinuviel]

How much do you like fictionalized historical drama? Thinking about the red tent reminded me of a ten part series called The White Queen, which starred the same young woman who was in the tent series, Rebecca Ferguson. The series was incredibly well done. Philippa Gregory is the original author and has apparently penned many monarchal tales. This in turn reminded me of a couple of books I read many years ago by Robin Maxwell, about Queen Elizabeth. The first one was actually about Anne Boleyn, called The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn. It was a short novel and not that memorable as far as novels go, and yet it was a wonderful set up for The Queen's Bastard, the novel that followed, about ELizabeth, Anne Boleyn's daughter. Please do excuse the book title LOL. The book itself I enjoyed very much, again reading it more than once

Ok, I've heard of Robin Maxwell; depending how much history is portrayed in it, that actually might be really helpful because I'm writing something set in Elizabethan England. Thanks!

 

[Tinuviel]

I just type as i remember some: there's East of Eden by [forgot], The old man and the sea (hemingway), how about 100 and 1 nights (anon., first published in engl. in 1706), there's one novel we read by Gabriel garcia marquez, and i still want to read nelly sachs.

Thanks! If I recall, I really enjoyed other Hemingway books that I've read, so I might have to look into this one.

 

[Xeano321]

The Wealth of Nations

Oh yeah. Perfect book, light reading. Excellent for those lazy Sunday evenings*

*Note heavy sarcasm (Alright actually. If you like history and treatises)

Might I suggest (on the Christian side of life) In His Steps by Charles Sheldon? Excellent, excellent storyline. Not super in depth, yet a story interesting enough to keep you reading.
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If you want some historical reading, you might try: The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen. Great biographical read on one of that last great explorers of the modern era. (NOT boring. I promise. All sorts of good adventures in there.)

You said not too gory, and I don't think anyone dies a horrible death (Like getting run over by a bus) so it passes the requirement.
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Tinuviel, how many books do you read per week?

 

[Tinuviel]

Oh yeah. Perfect book, light reading. Excellent for those lazy Sunday evenings*

*Note heavy sarcasm (Alright actually. If you like history and treatises)

Might I suggest (on the Christian side of life) In His Steps by Charles Sheldon? Excellent, excellent storyline. Not super in depth, yet a story interesting enough to keep you reading.
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If you want some historical reading, you might try: The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen. Great biographical read on one of that last great explorers of the modern era. (NOT boring. I promise. All sorts of good adventures in there.)

You said not too gory, and I don't think anyone dies a horrible death (Like getting run over by a bus) so it passes the requirement.
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Tinuviel, how many books do you read per week?

Ok, thanks for the suggestions! Sounds good.

I read very sporadically, so I've read up to five books a week, but sometimes I'll go a month in the same book...just depends what else is going on in life.

 

[Xeano321]

I read very sporadically, so I've read up to five books a week, but sometimes I'll go a month in the same book...just depends what else is going on in life.

So assuming that every 6th book you read will take you a month, it would take you between 6-7 years to read that entire list Willie posted on the first page.

Do it!

 

[crosstweed]

Hey! Well, as the title implies I'm looking for books. I love to read and do it a lot! The problem being that eventually one runs out of ideas as to WHAT to read.

I like classical authors and usually prefer British authors to Americans. Some of my favorite authors are J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mark Twain, James Herriot. I will read most things, but nothing too mushy or romantic and nothing gory. It doesn't have to be a Christian author as long as they aren't anti christian, but I do prefer stuff that has a christian worldview or outlook.

Suggestions, anyone? Favourites?

I absolutely love the Mark of the Lion trilogy by Francine Rivers, but it's definitely graphic (is there any way to realistically depict Christians in ancient Rome without things turning graphic?). The characters are very well written, the plot is great, and the historical accuracy is flat out incredible. Rivers put tons of research into her books and they're very gripping and have some really deep spiritual truth in there.
P.S. Herriot is da bomb x)

 

[wwjd_kilden]

! How does one read several books a week? I don't even read five a month (and I read more than most of my friends) I'd forget everything as soon as I'd read it if I was to do that. Are you Americans super readers or something?

 

[Willie-T]

! How does one read several books a week? I don't even read five a month (and I read more than most of my friends) I'd forget everything as soon as I'd read it if I was to do that. Are you Americans super readers or something?

It depends on WHAT you are reading, and WHY you are reading it. My wife taught Speed Reading, and I took a few of her classes. I can easily read upwards of 800+ words a minute, or if I really want to study it, I will drop down to as little as 150-200 WPM. And that 800 isn't really all that fast. My wife can top well over 1,000 with about 60% retention.

 

[wwjd_kilden]

I've never tested how fast I can read, but I feel that reading a good book fast is like eating a good dinner in a hurry

 

[AmberJeanetteGardner]

Standing (The Waterblaze Trilogy)

Written by a 15 year old? Clean.

 

[Willie-T]

So assuming that every 6th book you read will take you a month, it would take you between 6-7 years to read that entire list Willie posted on the first page.

Do it!

More like 15+ years if you truly read them correctly.... which is a minimum of two times each.

 

[Willie-T]

Some of you may find this interesting. I think it was originally written around 1940, and then revised in 1972.
However, I should warn you, some of you probably won't even make it all the way through this book on how to read a book.

http://www.evergladeshs.org/ourpages/auto/2015/5/28/58122395/Adler Mortimer - How To Read A Book.pdf

 

[Xeano321]

More like 15+ years if you truly read them correctly.... which is a minimum of two times each.

Oh at least. To get the full benefit of War and Peace you need at least 4-5 times (at the minimum!) It's good for you.

I should warn you, some of you probably won't even make it all the way through this book on how to read a book.

I'm going to give it a shot. Sound like it may be of some future benefit.

 

[Tinuviel]

I absolutely love the Mark of the Lion trilogy by Francine Rivers, but it's definitely graphic (is there any way to realistically depict Christians in ancient Rome without things turning graphic?). The characters are very well written, the plot is great, and the historical accuracy is flat out incredible. Rivers put tons of research into her books and they're very gripping and have some really deep spiritual truth in there.
P.S. Herriot is da bomb x)

Ok thanks! I've heard of Mark of the Lion...I'm not sure I could handle the graphics, but I've heard a lot of good things about Francine Rivers.

 

[Tinuviel]

So assuming that every 6th book you read will take you a month, it would take you between 6-7 years to read that entire list Willie posted on the first page.

Do it!

Hehe, I could NEVER.

 

[Tinuviel]

! How does one read several books a week? I don't even read five a month (and I read more than most of my friends) I'd forget everything as soon as I'd read it if I was to do that. Are you Americans super readers or something?

It depends on WHAT you are reading, and WHY you are reading it. My wife taught Speed Reading, and I took a few of her classes. I can easily read upwards of 800+ words a minute, or if I really want to study it, I will drop down to as little as 150-200 WPM. And that 800 isn't really all that fast. My wife can top well over 1,000 with about 60% retention.

Hear! Hear! This is me too.

 

[Tinuviel]

Standing (The Waterblaze Trilogy)

Written by a 15 year old? Clean.

Thanks! 15? hmm, did they get it published at that age?

 

[Willie-T]

Oh at least. To get the full benefit of War and Peace you need at least 4-5 times (at the minimum!) It's good for you.



I'm going to give it a shot. Sound like it may be of some future benefit.

I found all kinds of typos in the PDF version, but you CAN wade through it.