Open-Release-3077 t1_j2ebakn wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:03 PM

This is one of the main reasons why I want to get more into fiction in 2023. I’m such a nonfiction nerd, but it is mentally exhausting because it’s so much educational/serious stuff. Idk what it is, but I have such a hard time getting into fiction. We’ll see if that changes in 2023.

LilJourney t1_j2ekc15 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 6:03 PM

If you like things with a solid base of realism, but still told as a legit "story" - try some of the historical fiction by Jeff Shaara. I like how he uses as many primary sources as he can to know the factual history of the person/event he is writing - but is also very clear that his goal is to convey the "story", so the book is indeed fiction in the conversations, combined experiences, etc. while sticking with historic events.