Fiction

northoftheborder

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1. Listening to "We Were the Lucky Ones" by Georgia Hunter

Sun Mar 19, 2017, 05:04 PM

Mar 2017

about the experiences of a large family of Polish Jews during WW2 - so far, very sad. (historic novel based on real stories.)

I seem to be obsessed about WW2 period lately. I'm wondering if 50-60 years from now, stories about the current tumult in the middle east, Syria, Iraq, the tragic family situations and prejudicial treatment of Muslims will be written.

I'm also reading a biography of Catherine the Great. Does anyone know of other more current historic fiction about Russia, not necessarily just spy novels, but those more rooted in stories of people and families through WW2 and post war?

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What are you reading this week of March 19, 2017? [View all] hermetic Mar 2017 OP

Listening to "We Were the Lucky Ones" by Georgia Hunter northoftheborder Mar 2017 #1

You've read the Towles book, right? hermetic Mar 2017 #3

Yes - "A Gentleman in Moscow" by Towles northoftheborder Mar 2017 #7

Hi everyone! Thanks for the thread, hermetic. I started reading japple Mar 2017 #2

That does sound good. hermetic Mar 2017 #4

Everyone else is probably late to the party! It's usually me, but I showed up almost on japple Mar 2017 #6

Yeah, me too hermetic Mar 2017 #9

Started "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne, 2wks ago... Number9Dream Mar 2017 #5

Aw, Man hermetic Mar 2017 #8

Starting American Gods by Neil Gaiman Goblinmonger Mar 2017 #10

Love this book and Neil Gaiman (with or without Terry Pratchett!). American japple Mar 2017 #11