Any history buffs, people who like religion, suspense and mystery mixed with history, or anyone who likes 'The Da Vinci Code,' needs to read Ken Follett.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm not a great fiction reader. I love history. I love history and philosophy.
I just love historical fiction.
One thing I like about historical fiction is that I'm not constantly focusing on me, or people like me; you're obliged to concentrate on lives that are completely other than your own.
We've all faced the charge that our novels are history lite, and to some extent, that's true. Yet for some, historical fiction is a way into reading history proper.
I'm not a great reader of historical fiction; it's not my favourite genre.
I tend to like to read history - recent history, because I find that much more intriguing than just a writer's imagination.
As much as I love historical fiction, my problem with historical fiction is that you always know what's going to happen.
I think it's important to recognise that 'The Da Vinci Code' opened up a vast new audience for a general readership interested in historical detective stories and research into history.
As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history, particularly historical biography.
I don't read a great deal of fiction, to my shame, other than the classics.