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[nyxnymph]

I need paperbacks to read. However, I obviously don't want crap, I need something catchy but something that is not a waste of time.

All suggestions are appreciated, but I'm pretty much directing this question to sakura_girl and archieleach, because they read a lot and stuff.

Comments

[prairiedaun]

Bernard Cornwell is good for the catchy historical fiction. I reccomend his King Arthur trilogy. There's also "His Majesty's Dragon" and the rest of that series.

[nyxnymph]

I actually read that King Arthur series some years ago. I've tried the Sharpe books but I haven't been able to get into it.

I'm thinking of maybe finding a paperback version of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.

[prairiedaun]

When do you leave? I can try to be finished my copy by then.

[nyxnymph]

oh! That would be nice! I leave in exactly two weeks. My flight is in the evening of the 5th.

The hardcover is rather monstrous, do you think the paperback would be manageable?

[prairiedaun]

It would be more manageable. I'm getting closer to finishing it- if I put a push on, I should be done by then, if you'd still like to borrow it.

There's another edition of it where the three sections of the book are separated into three separate books, which seems like it would be much easier to tote around.