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Tue, Dec 11 2018, 11:08 am
Hi all,
I'm looking for clean and engaging, very well-written books that I can read for the purpose of improving my vocabulary and writing. I was a voracious (and non-discriminating) reader in my teen years and I feel like that helped me be articulate and a good writer.
Since I've been married however, my reading consumption has been much more limited and I definitely notice the difference in my ability to articulate myself verbally and on paper.
I'd love suggestions of clean, well written books. I particularly enjoy books where I feel like I end up learning something (like historical fiction), but am open to other genres as well (I only enjoy nonfiction if it is very engaging).
Thanks in advance!
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newbie
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Tue, Dec 11 2018, 11:10 am
Hilary Mantel writes high quality historical fiction. „bring up the bodies“ and “wolf hall” are about Thomas Cromwell at the Time of Henry the 8th in England. Very well written ( expanded my vocabulary for sure) and clean.
“Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine” is also a great book and has a model structure for aspiring writers.
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FranticFrummie
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Tue, Dec 11 2018, 11:13 am
Fiction: Daniel Deronda. Sweet book with a Jewish theme, and a classic.
Non Fiction: Eats, Shoots, and Leaves. Hysterically funny book on grammar and punctuation.
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amother
Cerulean
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Tue, Dec 11 2018, 11:48 am
What about reading people's memoirs?
I would recommend those by Beverly Cleary, Lucette Lagnado, Agatha Christie. You'll learn a lot about the time periods when they grew up.
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zaq
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Tue, Dec 11 2018, 12:57 pm
Georgette Heyer. You may end up with a somewhat archaic way of expressing yourself, but man does she have a vocabulary! I had to look up quite a few words in the last book I read.
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Tue, Dec 11 2018, 12:59 pm
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