[WWI Historical Fiction]

Thanks. I recently watched the Birdsong and Parade's End television adaptations, and they were okay, and of course I've read A Farewell to Arms. I'll look at the others, but mainly I'm looking for more action-oriented fiction. I've really enjoyed John Buchan's 1916 spy novel Greenmantle.

[WWI Historical Fiction]

I am still interested in knowing if anyone had recommendations for any historical fictions set during WWI, even though I am not allowed to mention the book I recently read myself because someone thinks its too promotional for me to mention its title.

[What are your top three classics?]

_{1. Middlemarch by George Eliot}

_{2. David Copperfield}

_{3. Lord of the Rings (someone else listed that as a classic so I will too, but I'm not sure it fits the category)}

 

_{I love the ending of Middlemarch and find it very inspiring: "the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs."}

[Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel]

I liked Wolf Hall pretty well, but not nearly as much as the sequel, Bring Up the Bodies. On the other hand, having also seen the Showtime series The Tudors, I enjoyed that more than either of the books

[Sharpe by Bernard Cornwell]

I don't think Cornwell is a very good author compared to, say, Patrick O'Brian, but I truly enjoyed the whole Sharpe series. I also watched the series (from the library) as there are a few episodes that are not based on particular books and because Sean Bean is excellent as Sharpe. These books are easy to read, light-hearted, and very enjoyable.

[Patrick OBrian Aubrey-Maturin series]

I really enjoyed the entire series. O'Brian was a magical writer, but there's always a matter of taste. I'd suggest watching the Master and Commander film and, if you like that, you'd love the books.