Books I have enjoyed.
One of those books I have recently read is Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly Of course, it is easy to understand how a book that is non-fiction would be a learning experience. Not being a true history buff, particularly about war, I discovered that the language of a non-fiction book can be just as compelling a read as historical fiction which is my genre of choice. The setting was well-known, but the details were from a different point of view and quite interesting to me.
The second book, one of my favorites, is The Last Chinese Chef. by Nicole Mones This book, although fiction, had a great deal of learning experience for me as well. Lots of us enjoy Chinese food, but what true Chinese cooking is all about was a revelation to me. I enjoyed many aspects of this novel which included the setting, China, the tone, a love story of all things, and of course the detail about Chinese cooking including recipes.
I feel the same way about non-fiction. Sometimes they can be a little slow, but other times they can be written in a way that makes them read like a historical fiction. I have found that 1776 by David McCullough is a non-fiction that reads like a historical fiction.
ReplyDeleteAlso the Hour of Peril by Daniel Stashower is another non-fiction that is fast paced and is about Lincoln so it may interest you as well.
I enjoy non-fiction too. I really liked "The Man Who Loved Books Too Much" by Bartlett. In the late 1990s, John Gilkey stole his way through a significant number of expensive antiquarian book collections. Ken Sanders, a book collector and security chair for the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association, noticed the pattern of thefts and began pursuing Gilkey. It's a great story and I think you might enjoy it too.
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