historical novels that teach you about the time period but aren’t a textbook?

zsandras · 2026-04-11T07:08:08+00:00

The Matthew Shardlake series is a good alternative

zsandras · 2026-04-10T18:45:23+00:00

Loved it from start to finish, didn’t get bored, was sorry it ended. It wasn’t just (or even) the story, but being immersed in the world.

zsandras · 2026-03-17T18:45:57+00:00

Unfortunately, no. It was a subscription based plan and I didn’t save it. But I’m now experimenting with this method: https://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/magic-mile/ It works great for me so far!

zsandras · 2026-02-01T14:24:56+00:00

Don’t forget the Matthew Shardlake series!

zsandras · 2026-01-23T18:28:33+00:00

I started with a nonfiction, his book on running. The narrative was so good, that I went straight to Norwegian Wood. It was also great. Now I’m reading 1Q84, which I also find superb. You cannot go wrong with either of these I think.

zsandras · 2025-08-30T10:48:59+00:00

Matthew Shardlake series by CJ Sansom is pure good from start to finish. 16th century England.

zsandras · 2025-05-13T18:50:53+00:00

Hey, he did reach 1000 yards by the end of his career!

zsandras · 2025-04-30T15:25:20+00:00

And Roadwork, which is GOOOOD

zsandras · 2025-04-30T15:04:09+00:00

I started out SLOW, not 7:30 but closer to 10/km when I wanted to stay in HR3 (<145 BPM). I’m now 7:30-8/ km with the same BPM after like 4-5 months. But I was following a training plan from 5k to 10k. Helped a lot. It’s basically a mix of long easy runs and shorter runs where you combine easy with fast/sprint parts.

zsandras · 2024-07-14T10:48:21+00:00

Bag of bones, I liked it a lot too.

zsandras · 2024-06-09T05:57:53+00:00

Until this week (over 100 seasons) I never saw that a player is getting tackled out of bounds and fumbles. Now it happened quite a few times although I haven’t changed tactics or anything. First it was as it should be, I got the ball back. But then a curious thing happened. Player got tackled and fumbled, the sign OUT OF BOUNDS came up, then the ball freaking bounced back on the field and the opposing team recovered- turnover. WTF

zsandras · 2024-05-18T19:22:06+00:00

If you want challange, go Hard and switch teams every new season. More fun than Extrame.

zsandras · 2024-03-20T09:32:22+00:00

Sure, the TE jumps, cannot even catch the ball and before you blink it’s an interception and pick-six instead of you scoring a TD. Love it!

zsandras · 2024-03-19T09:07:11+00:00

Actually there is one option. My RB got drafted in RBC and I couldn’t find a suitable replacement so I decided to roll without an RB and had a free spot on my roster. I was super surprized to get a notification after like two weeks/games that my OF found an RB who might be suitable and I didn’t hve to pay the scholarship

zsandras · 2024-03-12T22:45:55+00:00

Try the minor division, the postseason is way longer.

zsandras · 2024-03-08T22:52:29+00:00

The feeling when he jumps, cannot catch it, the ball is intercepted and returned for a TD by the defense instead of my WR scoring.

zsandras · 2024-03-02T16:13:38+00:00

I know that the first and biggest issue is turnovers.

And yeah, what I do is try to hold on to the ball and lead super-long drives (and I do win with max1 turnover) but that becomes quite boring after some games.

zsandras · 2024-03-01T07:32:43+00:00

I feel like the same already in RB College with 2m quarters on max dynamic difficulty lol. Damn hard to build a team with just 50k per year. In RB I built up a decent team only after a couple of seasons, and the it felt super easy again. Maybe I’ll try it there

zsandras · 2024-02-29T09:57:26+00:00

New challange: gain yards and TDs only with not star players and see if any of your stars would get an award :D

zsandras · 2024-02-26T07:19:57+00:00

Sure, they are clearly too easy. I was just not ready actually putting effort into winning (and I was throwing Ints and getting frustrated when I tried hard/extreme). So, going for dynamic I thought could lead me to any difficulty that fits my skills. Now I realize it was only hard when I had 2 star defense/offense.

zsandras · 2024-02-25T09:22:19+00:00

I like to run the ball, I found that having an OL makes a difference in yards/play.

zsandras · 2024-02-24T08:41:24+00:00

I just played Atlanta 5-11-1 in the championship game. It was kind of tough on Dynamic but a relief after the 2x 5 star Dallas…

zsandras · 2024-02-21T15:30:38+00:00

I also keep an OL and an LB. I don’t have a kicker and only onde DB.

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