can anyone recommend a good summer book, i mean a real page turner?

Question

i like historical fiction, no danielle steele or any of that romantic crap. anybody read anything good out there?

Answer 1

I love historical fiction. But so far it seems most of your suggested responses aren't quite "historical" ...

My favorite historical fiction writer is Edward Rutherfurd. I love his books. Probably Sarum or London are my favorites. I don't know that anyone would classify them "page turners" though. While they are great to read...if you have to enjoy both history and reading to love them. I never got bored by them by any means.

Eugenia Price also wrote some great historical fiction mostly set in the South. Savannah is probably my favorite.

And of course Gone With The Wind is one of my all time favorite books.

A YA historical fiction title that I loved was Aftershocks by William Lavender. It covers roughly 1903-1907 San Francisco. I thought it was a great book.

Answer 2

I suspect that everyone is already saturated with Dan Brown and his Da Vinci Code, so as far as fiction goes, I highly recommend anything by Humberto Eco, he's truly gifted at creating suspense and intricate page turners. A bit higher up in the literary genre than Dan Brown. I've read his books in spanish, but they are also available in English (as many other languages), and there's quite a few of his books to choose from. There's also this new author called Matthew Pearl, he wrote a smart, fast paced thriller called The Dante Club, which I very much enjoyed. I also recently re-discovered Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches trilogy, three books I devoured when in college. I mention these since you said you liked historical fiction. The first book, The Witching Hour, is set mainly in New Orleans, and the author goes back and forth between the past and the present, revealing the lives of the mysterious family. It really is a golden oldie...

Answer 3

Well... The Davinci Code but pretty much everyones been telling you that. I do know some really good books though. They are not historical fiction but they are really good! One is Rachels Tears, it's about the columbine shooting and another is a A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer and it's a real page turner. Hes got the sequels to them and they're called The Lost Boy and A Man Named Dave.

Answer 4

The Da Vinci Code, Kane and Abel, The Prodigal Daughter, The Master of the Game, Rage of Angels, The Odyssey, The Iliad

Answer 5

Memoirs of a Geisha, by Arthur Golden. If you are female and enjoy historical fiction, you won't be able to put it down. Yes, there was a movie made of this book, but, as always, the book is SO much better than the movie.

I promise you won't be disappointed.

Answer 6

John Jakes' novels are always good, I like Dan Brown's stuff beside the Da Vinci Code. James Patterson, Nelson DeMille, Wilbur Smith.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

A Great And Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray takes a really deep look at a woman's life during Victorian times in England. Though it is a fantasy, this book and its sequel are deeply rooted in a fascinating time period. You'll love them. (They are in no way romantic crap, by the way!)

Answer 9

Try "Everything Is Illuminated" by Jonathan Safran Foer. I liked it. There's certainly a historical aspect as it's a man researching his past in the Ukraine. It's odd and frankly the only one I know. I don't read much historical.

Answer 10

So far this summer I would have to say the best book is "Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold. It is wonderfully written and a compelling story. One of the books I couldn't even skip pages. I also really enjoyed "All the Names" by Jose Saramago.