Shogun by James Clavell. I read a comment earlier that said “after you read Shogun, you’ll spend your whole life trying to find a book as good as Shogun.”
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Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brian (and the other Aubrey-Maturin novels)
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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie
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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (or anything by her)
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
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Julian by Gore Vidal. Awesome writing.
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The Hammer and the Cross trilogy by Harry Harrison.
The premise is, what if the Vikings were in a position to fight back meaningfully against the Holy Roman Empire.
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Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. As a bonus, the audio version is very well narrated.
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Shogun by James Clavell. I read a comment earlier that said “after you read Shogun, you’ll spend your whole life trying to find a book as good as Shogun.”
Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brian (and the other Aubrey-Maturin novels)
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (or anything by her)
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Julian by Gore Vidal. Awesome writing.
The Hammer and the Cross trilogy by Harry Harrison.
The premise is, what if the Vikings were in a position to fight back meaningfully against the Holy Roman Empire.
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. As a bonus, the audio version is very well narrated.
Trinity by Leon Uris