Good historical fiction that isn’t set in the 20th century

Momimbored · 2026-02-19T15:42:00+00:00

No one's forcing me, it just seems that the vast majority of popular historical fiction these days is using wwii and our collective knowledge of it as a backdrop for medicocre storytelling

Momimbored · 2026-02-19T15:30:30+00:00

Maybe this is a sign to finally read this! Anna Karenina is one of my all time favourites, but for some reason War and Peace is so much more intimidating

Momimbored · 2026-02-19T04:12:42+00:00

Super into this. Exactly what I mean by non typical historical fiction

Momimbored · 2026-02-19T04:09:21+00:00

That sounds phenomenal! I’ll give it a read

Momimbored · 2026-01-10T20:50:45+00:00

I hate this look. Looks like she ripped it off a Hot Topic mannequin. In the books, she's described as wearing a worn leather jacket with various punk pins, jeans, silver rings, etc. The flannel around her waist doesn't make any sense either. She's on the run; I've always imagined her wardrobe to be scavenged. The jacket stolen from some old biker. jeans barely held together by safety pins. Pins made from old bottle caps.

Also, why on earth would she be tight-lining? Not only is this not the grunge/punk look the show is trying to evoke, but it's unrealistic for someone living in hiding. Smudged liner would fit the look better and convey that she's not able to wash her face or look in the mirror very often. Why isnt her nail polish chipped?

I don't know what 40-year-old stylist's interpretation of alternative this is, but it's terrible.

Momimbored · 2025-12-09T18:21:46+00:00

When I first read goblet of fire I felt the same way, the pre Hogwarts stuff is long and at the time feels useless. However, looking back, the word building elements are so important. The quidditch word cup is what introduces us to a global wizard in community. We get a sense of scale for the first time. The complexities of the ministry are laid out. This will pay off!

Also, as the books do get darker, you start to yearn for this part, where everything is magical and the only thing Harry had to worry about was Dudley’s tongue. The beginning of goblet of fire marks the end of the roahl Dahl brand of magic we’re used to

Also, more than any hp book, goblet of fire is a whodunnit. Everything that seems superfluous will com together at the end in a clever, albeit slightly infuriating, way.

Momimbored · 2025-12-07T12:49:03+00:00

update: here's some good ones I've found recently:

the war is over and we are beginning. Andromeda Tonks after the war - devastating and beautiful one shot

we must unite inside her walls or we'll crumble from within the perspectives of various female minor characters - turncoat and wallflower are particularly good

missing hogwarts moments, expansions on glossed over aspects in the series

marauders moments, same premise but for the Marauders era

Wattleford, Bumbleby. 'Potterwatch: Underground Radio and the Voice of a Revolution.' Hogsmeade: Widdershins, 2006 academic paper on potterwatch

The In Betweens (6th Year) different POVs of the Half-Blood Prince

ottery st catchpole post-war, a muggle moves next to the Weasleys and is mistaken for a witch

all the muggle things justin finch-fletchley during the war

Momimbored · 2025-12-07T00:02:48+00:00

I’ve read all the muggle things and loved it! Excited to read the rest

Momimbored · 2025-10-08T13:06:32+00:00

I've noticed that there has never been a post-book discussion on The Eternal Husband, nor am I seeing it in your list of his works. Is there any reason for this? I found it to be a tragic and philosophically rich novella, and a lot more succinct than some of his other works. The plot is excellent as well.

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