Help me find the right book.My dad is knocking on death's door. He has a month or two.The only thing that gives him peace is reading. He has spent a lifetime reading and has read pretty much everything well known.He doesn't seem to like scifi or fantasy anymore. Just historical fiction and fiction.His favorite books are shogun and king rat by clavell. His dad loved them too and he spend time in a japanese camp as a prisoner, so they're connected that way. I also think generally he likes stories that are kind of fairytale like, as shogun is.Currently he seems to really like books like book thief, he is constantly talking about ww2 jewish stories. I think it's dumb, but he's been a decent dad and I want to help alleviate his pain a bit. So I'll endure and ask: >recommend me jewish propaganda fiction.
Does he like boats? Maybe he’d like Master & Commander. Sorry i dont know any jew books
>>24732203If he enjoys historical fiction JVLIAN by Gore Vidal is really good, very entretaining all way through and vased on the irl correspondance of his teachers. I dont know about japs or jews tho.
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>>24732452I should have thought of this myself, thanks.>>24732349Yeah he might, good suggestion.>>24732393Thanks man.Waiting for new medication at the apothecary. Heartwarming that I'll have some new books for him on his ereader tomorrow. Thank you.
More suggestions are welcome. He tends to finish a book every 3-4 days. Still hoping to find some more slice of life books about ww2 that have the melancholic fairy tale quality.
>>24732203>ww2 jewish storiespicrel is dadcore and from what you've said it's right up his alley
>>24732647>melancholic fairy tale >slice of life ww2I'm >>24732661 and now I'm dead fucking certain that this is the book for your father. Tailor-made for him. There's a Netflix adaptation, could be a fun bonding experience to watch it together. Haven't seen it though.
There's the rest of Clavell's books (Tai-Pan, Gai-Jin, etc.), but you probably know them. The Long Ships by Bengtsson is a completely different time and setting, but has that almost fairytale quality of adventure, encountering new culture, hero gets the girl. Highly recommend.
>>24732677yeah ofc, he read them all.>>24732661perfect suggestion, but it's the book he recently read and liked, which is informinf my question
>>24732743>but it's the book he recently read and liked, which is informinf my questionFUCK lmao. Has he read We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter? Historical fiction abt Jews escaping the Holocaust, he might enjoy that too
>>24732746I don't think so. I'll get it for him, thanks bro.>>24732677Long ships is a good suggestion, also goes on my own list, thanks bro.
