I didn't realize that Pillars of the Earth was an oprah book. I have never read any of her recommended books before.
I love to read anything and I do mean anything. But I'm partial to historical fiction particularly anything having to do with the Holy Land, the templars, WWII (but not a war book per se) Christianity in general. Some people think I'm kind of strange in that way. I love a good mystery but since Patricia Cornwell went haywire with her last several books in the Scarpetta series, I kind of got away from her. Same thing with the James Patterson Women's Murder Club series. I do dearly love Iris Johannsen (sp?). And of course there's my secret stash of romances that not everyone likes.
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I'll check out those books ya'll mentioned. They sound very interesting. Thanks!
Oh, and with regard to Kay Scarpetta...I do really, really, really LOVE that character...I just don't like what Patricia Cornwell did to her.