Books I Finished Reading in 2013

[chantalzola]

I never posted my final list of books that I finished reading in 2013. I kept on meaning to and then dropped the ball and it's now half way through 2014, haha. Anywhere, here it is!

Books that I have finished this year, will come after a number.

BOOKS 2013

21.5. A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3)

Comments

[chantalzola]

Thank you, I'll check it out! My first introduction to Catherine Medici was from seeing the movie 'Queen Margot
' when I was in 8th or 9th grade and then reading La Reine Margot (Oxford World's Classics)
by Dumas, heh. Do you read historical fiction at all?

[ext_2369643]

i read more historical fiction than non-fiction histories. a lot by philippa gregory, jean plaidy, & alison weir (they mostly deal with british royals) i recently discovered elizabeth chadwick, who wrote several books that take place around the time of king henry II of england.

[chantalzola]

Cool. I tried to read Philippa Gregory, but I didn't like her. I LOVED Sharon K. Penman when I read her as a kid, but I haven't read any of her books as an adult, have you? I wonder if I should try again. When Christ and His Saints Slept
had such an impact on me. I've never read any of Alison Weir's fiction, just her non-fiction, which I really enjoyed. Do you recommend any specific ones of her fiction to read? I've been meaning to read Wolf Hall
for ages but keep on putting it off for some bizarre reason. Have you read that? What did you think if you did?

Sorry for all of the questions, etc.!

[ext_2369643]

i don't think i've ever read any of penman's books.

most of alison weir's books are pretty good. i liked the children of henry VIII & queen isabella: treachery, adultery, and murder in medieval england (those are non-fiction) i think she's only none a few novels.

i've never read wolf hall.

i don't mind the questions too much, and the comment string isn't too long.

[chantalzola]

I loved Weir's Queen Isabella book. I haven't read the children one though, I'll check it out.