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fliponymousredux t1_ixy5lpg wrote

Depends. What are your nonfiction interests? Whatever it is, there's fiction for it.

History? Pillars of the Earth (12th Century England)

The Old West? Lonesome Dove (the most epic cattle drive in fiction)

WWII and cryptography? Cryptonomicon

WWII without crypto? The Naked and the Dead

Politics? Primary Colors

Psychology and ethics? Lying on the Couch

You name an interest, we'll name you some books.

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BeyondRecovery1 OP t1_ixy661i wrote

That wasn’t the original question!

Though I do have to say cryptonomicron has spiked my interest.

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fliponymousredux t1_ixy6nlw wrote

The answer is to read something that is well written, with compelling characters, about a subject that interests you. So yes, I did answer the question.

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