Interesting! I gravitate more towards non-fiction, but not because I feel obligated to read it. I just generally prefer it. I have to force myself to read fiction, but I do enjoy some of it.
I noticed the same thing with my son. When he was young, his preferred bedtime reading material was a catalogue from an RC car company. 😂 My daughter, on the other hand, devoured fiction.
Currently, I am finishing up “How To Be A Tudor” just for fun. I’ve got a biography of Daniel Boone lined up next since our homeschool Living History group will be ‘living’ in the 1700s this fall, and since my family’s history intersected with his. So that is partly from obligation and partly for fun. And then there are the gardening books and the books on 18th century clothing and hygiene - both are more from necessity this time, though I read the 18th century books for fun a while back. 😂 I also have The Warrior Way which my son loaned to me.
I definitely need to find some good fiction and add it to my list. The book you mentioned on the Revolutionary War, was that fiction? I am not a fan of fantasy or sci-fi. I did enjoy The Mitford Series. And I love Jane Austen, Francine Rivers, and Louis L’Amour (can’t get away from the history 😂)
Yep, the book by Jeff Shaara on the Revolutionary War is fiction; it’s called Rise to Rebellion and the sequel is The Glorious Cause. I love the Mitford books, too!
What’s nice about reading old contemporaneous fiction is that it was written during that time period instead of about that time period. So it’s more authentic generally in presenting the mores and views of a group of people at that time. I like D. E. Stevenson, for instance, for that reason and others. Fiction reading is usually like a mini-vacation for me, spent in someone else’s mind and memory.
I love you!! What great books on your shelf, so nice to see many I have not heard of (try NOT to end that sentence with a preposition! It just doesn’t sound natural. “with which I am not familiar”? Bah!)
I have many hobbies and wish to have many more- but books are my first love and they are so time-consuming! I’m the opposite of you in that I read predominantly fiction books, although I love non-fiction as well. I adore Brit lit: Austin, Heyer, D.E Stevenson, Essie Summers, JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Kipling, oh so many more. I loved the photos of some of your book shelves! I enlarged them and scrutinized them with the avidity of a child at a candy shop. Pure torture! Thanks for sharing! 😄
I like the introvert's party ideas. Might have to use that sometime when I work up the courage to host more often.
Currently one of my reads is The Bluestockings by Wendi Nunnery. (This is the first I'd heard of the term "Blue Stocking", which refers to women who like to spend their time reading, learning or other scholarly pursuits - and they were, specifically in 18th Century England - frowned upon for this behavior.) It's a fictional story of a father and daughter who own and run a bookstore, their past ties to others in the community through 2 women who've lost their mothers and a long-lost book draft that connects them.
Interesting! I gravitate more towards non-fiction, but not because I feel obligated to read it. I just generally prefer it. I have to force myself to read fiction, but I do enjoy some of it.
I noticed the same thing with my son. When he was young, his preferred bedtime reading material was a catalogue from an RC car company. 😂 My daughter, on the other hand, devoured fiction.
Currently, I am finishing up “How To Be A Tudor” just for fun. I’ve got a biography of Daniel Boone lined up next since our homeschool Living History group will be ‘living’ in the 1700s this fall, and since my family’s history intersected with his. So that is partly from obligation and partly for fun. And then there are the gardening books and the books on 18th century clothing and hygiene - both are more from necessity this time, though I read the 18th century books for fun a while back. 😂 I also have The Warrior Way which my son loaned to me.
I definitely need to find some good fiction and add it to my list. The book you mentioned on the Revolutionary War, was that fiction? I am not a fan of fantasy or sci-fi. I did enjoy The Mitford Series. And I love Jane Austen, Francine Rivers, and Louis L’Amour (can’t get away from the history 😂)
Yep, the book by Jeff Shaara on the Revolutionary War is fiction; it’s called Rise to Rebellion and the sequel is The Glorious Cause. I love the Mitford books, too!
Ooo! Thanks. I’ll have to add those to my reading list.
What’s nice about reading old contemporaneous fiction is that it was written during that time period instead of about that time period. So it’s more authentic generally in presenting the mores and views of a group of people at that time. I like D. E. Stevenson, for instance, for that reason and others. Fiction reading is usually like a mini-vacation for me, spent in someone else’s mind and memory.
I love you!! What great books on your shelf, so nice to see many I have not heard of (try NOT to end that sentence with a preposition! It just doesn’t sound natural. “with which I am not familiar”? Bah!)
I have many hobbies and wish to have many more- but books are my first love and they are so time-consuming! I’m the opposite of you in that I read predominantly fiction books, although I love non-fiction as well. I adore Brit lit: Austin, Heyer, D.E Stevenson, Essie Summers, JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Kipling, oh so many more. I loved the photos of some of your book shelves! I enlarged them and scrutinized them with the avidity of a child at a candy shop. Pure torture! Thanks for sharing! 😄
Ha! I do that to bookshelf photos too!!
I like the introvert's party ideas. Might have to use that sometime when I work up the courage to host more often.
Currently one of my reads is The Bluestockings by Wendi Nunnery. (This is the first I'd heard of the term "Blue Stocking", which refers to women who like to spend their time reading, learning or other scholarly pursuits - and they were, specifically in 18th Century England - frowned upon for this behavior.) It's a fictional story of a father and daughter who own and run a bookstore, their past ties to others in the community through 2 women who've lost their mothers and a long-lost book draft that connects them.
That sounds like a fun story! I’ll check it out, thanks!