The Biblomaniac Army (booklovers, UNITE!) v.2

[The Growling Wolf]

Does anyone know of any really good historical fiction about World War 1? I'm not looking for anything in a specific country, but I just want to read some books about the era.

Sorry, I know plenty on WW2, but non on WW1.sorry

Meh that's okay, I know WWI historical fiction is hard to find At least here in the US, because we were more involved in WW2.
I suppose I'll just have to make do by watching Downton Abbey xD

Yeah downton Abbey is awsome
WAIT! My dad got one the other day about planes and stuff.... can't rember what it was called. I don't know if you'll be able to get it in the states. There some in the U.K, but still more about WW2

[glassea]

{ @WW1 peoples: x
The power of Google and Goodreads.

I've heard 'All Quiet on the Western Front' is good.

[Lady Ligeia]

Does anyone know of any really good historical fiction about World War 1? I'm not looking for anything in a specific country, but I just want to read some books about the era.

I've been looking for a WWI historical fiction book, too! They're so hard to find! The only fictional WWI books I know of are the Leviathan trilogy books, but those are steampunk, so I don't think that they're quite what you're looking for.

[Hobbit]

I've been reading a couple books by Charles Todd set in that time period: the Sir Ian Rutledge and the Bess Crawford series. They're not specifically about the war but they don't ignore it like some books do. Bess is a nurse actively in duty, and Rutledge had served on the front, before suffering shell-shock and being sent home. I'm not great at summarizing books, plus I've only read one or two of each as of yet, so you should look them up yourselves.

[Dexter's Gal]

Does anyone know of any really good historical fiction about World War 1? I'm not looking for anything in a specific country, but I just want to read some books about the era.

You might want to try I Am Canada: Shot At Dawn. It's a bit on the short side, but it's very good; I enjoyed it immensely.
I know that you're not looking for anything in a specific country, so I'm sorry that the book above is Canadian, but the character is overseas ... I don't know, you might like it.

There's also Fall of Giants. My dad has read it, and he thought it was good. It is an adult book, though.

[Ziranos]

I don't know what to read next, except for the rest of Maximum Ride...

Can I get some good fantasy recommendations? Something easy, not 'hard' english.

[Roonil Wazlib]

{ @WW1 peoples: x
The power of Google and Goodreads.

I've heard 'All Quiet on the Western Front' is good.

Thank you! I didn't think to check goodreads XD

Also @everyone else
Thanks for the recommandations, I'll be sure to check a few of those out!

[Hobbit]

So you know how you'll be reading a book in public and people come up to you and ask what you're reading and who it's by and how do you like it, and on, and on, and on? Well, it's one of my pet peeves (why would you talk to a reading person?), so I'm taking a 3x5 card and writing, for example:

Hi! I'm reading "The Hobbit". It's by J.R.R. Tolkien, and it's one of my all time favorite books. Thank you for your interest!
~Hobbit

Not that I'd take the Hobbit card with me now that I'm reading "Phantom of the Opera" but you get the idea...
It's also a great idea since I loose my bookmarks all the time; these hold my spot just fine.
Now watch, people will stop asking me questions, and I'll never get the chance to try them out.

[glassea]

{ @hobbit:
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That is flippin' hysterical.

[Dexter's Gal]

So you know how you'll be reading a book in public and people come up to you and ask what you're reading and who it's by and how do you like it, and on, and on, and on? Well, it's one of my pet peeves (why would you talk to a reading person?), so I'm taking a 3x5 card and writing, for example:

Hi! I'm reading "The Hobbit". It's by J.R.R. Tolkien, and it's one of my all time favorite books. Thank you for your interest!
~Hobbit

Not that I'd take the Hobbit card with me now that I'm reading "Phantom of the Opera" but you get the idea...
It's also a great idea since I loose my bookmarks all the time; these hold my spot just fine.
Now watch, people will stop asking me questions, and I'll never get the chance to try them out.

Ooh, yes, so aggravating! Do they think we're lonely or something, so that's why we're reading? Anyway, that card's a good idea though!
See, what I do when people ask me what I'm reading is I hold the book up for them to read the name. If I can read, so can you. They usually don't say much else.