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I'm wondering if someone could suggest some novels with a theme similar to Black Robe? I.e., a fictional work in which the author brings you into the experience of North American indigenous people, as Brian Moore did with the Hurons. Having grown up in the time when American Indians were...

I got perhaps a little farther before Brown's writing techniques began to wear on me. The edge-of-your seat pace with the leave 'em hanging, snatch victory from the jaws of defeat formulas got pretty tiring, at least to me.

Thanks, C.T., for the referral to "Eyes on Books." It was interesting to hear Robert Parker's voice and the way he handled the interview. I was reminded that I had an opportunity to go hear him speak at the University of Hartford a few months ago but my motivation just didn't quite seem to...

Re-opening the thread? I've had a definite resurgence of addiction to Robert Parker's novels. The Jesse Stone series is also quite interesting, while the Sunny Randal series is somewhat less successful, in my opinion. Still, Parker shows a genius for developing interesting characters with...

Fiction: Huckleberry Finn The Odyssey War & Peace Pride & Prejudice Gulliver's Travels Non-fiction: The Republic Natural Right and History Beyond Good and Evil _Maximes_ (La Rochefoucauld) Essays (Montaigne)

A few more offerings If it's not too late to offer some suggestions, there are many pieces of literature that portray issues of philosophical, cultural and political implications. To name a few that come to mind: -Aldous Huxley, Brave New World (society based on liberation from the limits...