do you like historical fiction?

I read and loved The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory! It was very entertaining....and I highly recommend it!

I also love historical fiction. I think my all time favorite is "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett. It is set in medieval Europe (England, I think) and is about a stonemason whose dream is to build a cathedral. I read it probably 20 years ago (and should be due to read it again) so I don't remember all the details, but the historical description of life in that time was great and the characters were very involving. I know when I finished reading the book I was so sad as I didn't want it to end. Ken Follett is known more spy/military type books. He did another historical one (Freedom something--I don't remember the title) about Scottish coalminers who moved to the US but that stunk."Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield is a good tale of the battle of Thermopylae (like the current movie 300 but probably more 'down to earth')."The Dress Lodger" by Sheri Holman is set in 1830's England during the cholera epidemic. She rents a gown at night (thus the title) to go out on the streets to earn money to take care of her sick son. It's the time when doctors where stealing cadavers to do research, and the working class are wary and suspicious of doctors. It's a bit more 'girly and romantic' but not too much (I'm not into heavy romance stuff) and a lot more interesting than I'm sure I'm making it out to be!If you like Holland and/or art, "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier was great. It's an interpretation of how the famous painting by Vermeer came to be. I just finished "The Alienist" by Caleb Carr. Set in 1890's New York, when the police were corrupt and there is a killer on the loose. It's a cross between CSI and Criminal Minds before there was DNA, fingerprints, etc.

i love reading historical romances. There is just something about these books that takes be back centuries. The passions, loves, hates etc etc of the people are sooo compelling. I love the way the clothes are described, the houses and the maids and everything.....

I really enjoy most all genres with the exception of horror. I love historical fiction I am currently reading the White Indian Series by Donald Clayton Porter, I had read most of these books in the 80's when they came out, and it has been long enough that I am enjoying them again. In fact I stopped reading them after about the 6th books only to learn now that there are more, so I am continuing the series and catching up on the ones I missed.

yes , i like them . like of early times u can read, ---- Hakon of Rogen's Saga then u cantry A Murder of Her Majesty. The Lark n the Laurel The fighting Ground Witche's children Jump Ship to Freedom Sarah Bishop

I love historical fiction. I think it's a painless way to learn about history and far less dry then academic texts. I too love stories about Eleanor. I have an excellent biogrophy by Allison Weir. Not quite fiction, but still very good.

Lately I am reading a lot about mythology, legends and fascinating folktales for many lands. I like to discover new information every day. I knew a lot about Roman and Greek mythology, but not much about Celtic, Norse or Aztec. Last night I was reading “Legend of the Buffalo Dance” Most stories I can find on Internet. This is fascinating, because I can find new story every day.

Sometimes I do. It's hard to think of a specific title at the moment. But there are some books that are very realistic and I really like them. I guess one that sort of has historical stuff in it and is fiction and I enjoyed, was Middlesex. Although, I'm sure it wasn't classified as historical fiction.

yes, I do. I like to read both historical fiction and historical mysteries. I also like to read historical biographies.

Indeed. A lot of people thought 300 to be historical fiction. And, it probably is. Some of the facts are not facts at all. but still i LOVED the movie. honestly i think most history should have some fiction to it. makes it interesting :)