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Post by candygurl on Jan 31, 2023 13:22:00 GMT
It's not that I dislike them, but I am growing tired of books set in Europe during WWII. I've read some great ones, but I crave variety and learning about new places and times. Try reading books by Ruta Septys. She does wonderful historical fiction about events that are rarely mentioned about in school. I’ve read all but one of her books, and thought loved them all!
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Post by Just T on Jan 31, 2023 14:28:45 GMT
It's not that I dislike them, but I am growing tired of books set in Europe during WWII. I've read some great ones, but I crave variety and learning about new places and times. Try reading books by Ruta Septys. She does wonderful historical fiction about events that are rarely mentioned about in school. I’ve read all but one of her books, and thought loved them all! I LOVE her books! I haven't read them all, but I read one of hers (Salt to the Sea) that I was so interested in that I ended up reading a non-fiction account of it. I like how she focuses on countries and events that are not what most of learn and know about WWII. We tend to know a lot about European countries experiences with Nazi Germany and the concentration camps, but little else.
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Post by lbp on Jan 31, 2023 15:15:33 GMT
I will immediately discard any book where the synopsis indicates it has to do with a modern day woman connecting with someone in the past through found letters or unraveling a mystery of some kind. Really, any book where the action goes back and forth from the present day to the misty past of people long dead. I have no good reason for this. I just don’t like it. What common literary trope will make you reject a book? And this is my favorite!!! I dislike most romance books.
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Post by janet on Jan 31, 2023 15:31:28 GMT
I'm getting tired of the books where the female protagonist inherits a quaint inn, bed & breakfast, beach cottage, etc. It's almost always falling down and in horrible shape and what is she to do?
Why does no one leave me a beach cottage, I'd like to know??
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Post by imkat on Feb 3, 2023 1:33:32 GMT
It's not that I dislike them, but I am growing tired of books set in Europe during WWII. I've read some great ones, but I crave variety and learning about new places and times. Try reading books by Ruta Septys. She does wonderful historical fiction about events that are rarely mentioned about in school. I’ve read all but one of her books, and thought loved them all! I just read I Must Betray You. So good! Are there others you recommend?
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