Book Rec

[Catrin]

Irulan - I agree the Penman books are pretty good and I also have enjoyed the Shardlake series. I've not read anything by Bernard Cornwell yet though I have seen part of the Sharpe series - I will have to add him to my list.

It is nice to see what everyone is reading. I finally joined Good Reads the other day and am figuring out how it works. I read mainly classics and fiction - especially historical fiction, mysteries, fantasy/speculative/science fiction.

[Crankin]

Oak, Weird Sisters sounds like something I would like.
Ha, Irulan, I am not into bodice ripping, fantasy, mystery, or series for that matter. I've read a lot of historical fiction about Ann Bolyn, etc., that era. I also have read quite a few books about the Inquisition, which sounds horrible (it is), but I learned a lot about Conversos, or the "secret" Jews, and many of their descendants who now live in New Mexico. Fascinating.

[Dogmama]

Has anybody read this? I understand it's quite erotic. Amazon readers give it mixed reviews but I think it's been on a best seller's list. Friends of mine are raving about it.

[skhill]

I recently finished "Blackout" and "All Clear" by Connie Willis. Time traveling historians, marooned in WWII England. Enjoyed the books greatly, and they've sent me scurrying to read up on WWII. Any recommendations?

I've also been re-reading the Dorothy Sayers mysteries lately, especially when my brain is mush from the summer heat.

[Irulan]

Has anybody read this? I understand it's quite erotic. Amazon readers give it mixed reviews but I think it's been on a best seller's list. Friends of mine are raving about it.

If you want erotic, go with the original classic, Fanny Hill.

[OakLeaf]

Has it really been a generation since the last kinky mommy-porn sensation (i.e. Anne Rice's Sleeping Beauty series)?

I'm really old. Sigh.

[Irulan]

Oak, Weird Sisters sounds like something I would like.
Ha, Irulan, I am not into bodice ripping, fantasy, mystery, or series for that matter. I've read a lot of historical fiction about Ann Bolyn, etc., that era. I also have read quite a few books about the Inquisition, which sounds horrible (it is), but I learned a lot about Conversos, or the "secret" Jews, and many of their descendants who now live in New Mexico. Fascinating.

Do you have some author recommendations?