Is historical fiction unpopular nowadays? Do people really prefer to read the same fantasy slop and tropes?Also drop your historical fiction charts
It has been ghettoized as chick lit. I would be interested in it, I'm digging beneath the surface with Robert E. Howard and it seems like that was his favorite genre. But I don't want to pick up something contemporary because I feel like I'd be tricked into picking up a romance novel. My coworker (f) who has read way more than me is a big fan of Outlander and wants me to read Pillars of the Earth.
>>25636650Pillars of the earth is a fun read, maybe a bit cheesy by today's standards but still a good book.
>1000+ pages on Marius and Sulla by the author of Thorn Birdsokay, how cringe is it?I'm in the mood for some dumb shit
>>25637378 Surprisingly really well written and also historically accurate
>>25636637>Is historical fiction unpopular nowadays?Because people think you need to be familiar with the historical period itself.
>>25637530Why would I read anything by someone who isn't? It's kind of insulting that a writer would think I should
>>25637550No, I meant the reader. Like you won't understand a 15th century story unless you know, say, about the Guttenberg press.
>>25637561Oh duh. I'm an idiot
>histficnigger calling anything else "slop" The sheer audacity of this shit-smeared little ape.
>>25636637Where I live, "historical fiction" is probably like, the 3rd biggest section.
Robert Graves _White Goddess_
Gore Vidal
>>25637816I find Vidal to be a little sentimental, and lacks enough really dirty sex (Vore, Cannibalism, Ritualistic Child Sacrifice, etc.). But sure. Kinda light.
>>25636637>Is historical fiction unpopular nowadays?Lucrative yes, but most of it is probably slop . https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Historical-Fiction/zgbs/digital-text/157059011
>>25636650Anon is in love
>>25637816I liked Julian.
>>25636637I got this in the mail the other day. so far it rocks
