![]() So, whether or not we like it, those people may never experience the brilliance of Catch-22. (I adore historical fiction, and find story is sometimes a good way to chip through resistance to studying history). Maybe this book won't do that for them, if there have been no exceptions and they've tried a number of what are agreed upon by most, and by award-givers, as strong historical fiction work. Some people just straight-up hate historical fiction. I haven't seen the ending yet." So many novels are like that: until you see how the writer is going to bring it all together and tie it up, it's hard to know whether it's good, or in some cases, HOW good it is. ![]() ![]() I live in a family of readers, and once in awhile one will pass by while I'm reading and inquire, "Any good?" and unless it is humor (straight-up, like Donald Westlake's Dortmunder series, or Janet Evanovich, or our own Jenny Lawson), I say, "I don't know. ![]() Ray, I agree, and I also agree with Glenn. ![]()
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