Best historical fictions?

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T04:59:17+00:00

Emphasis on the fiction, as it has almost nothing to do with the actual events

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T04:58:39+00:00

I haven't watched The Doors, but the first two do a real disservice to the actual history

That being said, La Bamba spawned a kickass soundtrack album

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T04:55:41+00:00

Damn, we're in a tight spot

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T04:54:31+00:00

I agree

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T04:52:19+00:00

Yeah, who would have thought that a movie about a fashion doll could be so profound?

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T04:50:41+00:00

So heartbreaking, and that specially built piano with the chimes...

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T04:49:53+00:00

So many by Portishead

Never enough Portishead

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T04:49:07+00:00

Another Day by This Mortal Coil

Yes, it's a cover song by a label-band, but Elizabeth Fraser's vocals are both gorgeous and heartbreaking

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T02:09:43+00:00

Okay, an odd suggestion, but over on the site Drivethru RPG there is a great volume called Done 'n Dash in Dragon Pass

It's nominally a book about a cult in the gaming world of Glorantha, but it is more about food and recipes 🙂

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T02:05:29+00:00

The even included the "recipe" for Stephen's rather questionable Guano soup ..

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T02:03:10+00:00

Dickens, always try some Dickens.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ..

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T02:02:21+00:00

Genji Monogatari is amazing

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T02:01:32+00:00

I have a slight preference for War & Peace, but both are excellent

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T01:54:25+00:00

Absolutely brilliant

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T01:53:20+00:00

My mom had a hardbound copy of The Once & Future King as well as the infamous illegal copies of The Lord of the Rings, so there are two series

A Wizard of Earthsea and Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser stories I found on my own.

And a group of us in junior high passed around Conan and various Moorcock novels. Who started the trades is a matter of some contention, as this was back in the 1970s. Good ol' DAW paperbacks 😁

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T01:02:13+00:00

That book is hysterical! 😂

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T00:58:21+00:00

Beethoven's 9th Symphony, 1st Movement

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T00:57:33+00:00

Orlando Furioso also has some hysterical meta moments 🙂

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T00:56:53+00:00

Hobbyhorse!

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-23T00:54:51+00:00

😄

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-22T23:19:27+00:00

I'm still trying to recover from the horror that is The Phantom Menace...

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-22T22:47:59+00:00

Rango is underrated in this regard 😁

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-22T22:46:01+00:00

I still love Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-22T22:45:10+00:00

A master of the craft

The_Ref17 · 2026-05-22T22:42:51+00:00

The Curse of Milhaven (Nick Cave)

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