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Laura wants to read: Requesting recommendations in historical fiction with both real and imagined characters for a very bright well-read 19-year-old young adult man. This would help me with gifting.

Jan 02, 2026 06:18PM · 1 like · Like

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All the Light We Cannot See
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Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author)

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Jan 02, 2026 06:56PM · 3 likes · Like

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Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1)
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Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author)

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Jan 02, 2026 06:48PM · 2 likes · Like

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The Book Thief
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Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author)

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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
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Hilary Mantel

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Jan 02, 2026 06:57PM · 1 like · Like

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The Tudor Secret (The Spymaster Chronicles, #1)
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C.W. Gortner (Goodreads Author)

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The Name of the Rose
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Umberto Eco

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Jan 03, 2026 05:06PM · Like

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The Island of the Day Before
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Umberto Eco

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Beasts of the Sea
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Iida Turpeinen

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Every Man Dies Alone
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Hans Fallada

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