MIch elle Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 My dh is picky about what he will read aloud to our boys. He will NOT read historical fiction. Some he's read and likes: Jules Verne - Journey to the Center of the Earth Issac Asimov - Fantastic Voyage & Foundations (didn't like Foundations) Jack London - Call of the Wild & White Fang They are finishing up Michael Crichton's Timeline. Any ideas? TIA :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djkapp Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 How about The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde or C.S. Lewis' space trilogy? Also, you might try some Elmer Kelton westerns if you think they would like that genre. Mr. Kelton was named the best western writer of all time by the Western Writers Association (think that's the name). We also all liked Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. Yvonne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat in MI Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I was going to say Around the World in Eighty Days also. How about Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, or Swiss Family Robinson. Blessings, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 My dh is picky about what he will read aloud to our boys. He will NOT read historical fiction. Some he's read and likes: Jules Verne - Journey to the Center of the Earth Issac Asimov - Fantastic Voyage & Foundations (didn't like Foundations) Jack London - Call of the Wild & White Fang They are finishing up Michael Crichton's Timeline. I'm a little curious as to how he defines historical fiction. I'd consider Timeline to be historical fiction. One might also consider the Jack London books to be classics of historical fiction or perhaps not as they were doubtless fairly contemporary when he wrote them. What about Dracula or Frankenstein? or tales from Edgar Allan Poe? Sherlock Holmes stories? Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 (edited) I'm a little curious as to how he defines historical fiction. I'd consider Timeline to be historical fiction. One might also consider the Jack London books to be classics of historical fiction or perhaps not as they were doubtless fairly contemporary when he wrote them. What about Dracula or Frankenstein? or tales from Edgar Allan Poe? Sherlock Holmes stories? Regards, Kareni Yes, you're right! He will not read SL historial fiction. I've tried to get him to read SL books for years and he will not read them for the most part. Dh read Frankenstein a couple of years ago and he hated it - too dark & depressing for him. I've read EAP to the boys. Don't know if they will try SH. I read Dracula recently but I doubt dh would read it. I think the boys would like it. Thanks anyway! Edit: I went and looked at Timeline and it's listed as sci-fi - yup that's what dh likes! Edited March 30, 2010 by MIch elle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Tom Sawyer & Around the World the boys read themselves (or will read). Huck Finn is on their 11th grade reading list. Dh has turned up his nose at Dr. Jeckyl in the past when I suggested it. Not sure if he will read C.S. Lewis. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanaTron Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 The Yearling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Watership Downs. At least that's the book I want to read to my teenaged sons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Some things my husband has read to our boys: Sherlock Holmes stories Treasure Island Captains Couragous Coral Island (think that was the name - Coral something, anyway - It was an older adventure book.) Three Men in a Boat PGWoodhouse books Another book that was a rather outrageous older adventure story set in Africa (if you want the name, I'll track it down) One of the Hornblower books The Lobster Chronicles (pre-read - I'm pretty sure he did some on the fly editting of language as he read this aloud) One of the Lindsey Davis mysteries (set in in ancient Rome - again, I think he did a bit of editting as he read it since the language is adult and there are a few adult scenes) My own father read us (when we were college students) Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He was not a reader alouder AT ALL, but he decided that we had to hear the book one winter vacation. My oldest loved Captain Blood in high school. He wasn't generally a reader, but he happily gobbled down Captain Blood and the Lindsey Davis mysteries. Maybe something here will appeal to your family. -Nan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 To Say Nothing of the Dog by Willis fantastic fiction my men all liked this one, even dh who doesn't read a lot-it was even more enjoyable after reading Three Men in a Boat and a few Jeeves stories by Wodehouse, but To Say Nothing of the Dog is nothing like either. Reading this book will ruin the Moonstone if read close together. I read this 4 years before the Moonstone and it didn't ruin it for me because I didn't remember the plot releaving allusions. The Thirty Nine Steps by (not at all like the movie) or Greenmantle by Buchan I'm not sure how these would be classified, suspense? mystery? The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins The first(?) mystery novel Kendall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMary2 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Treasure Island Lord of the Flies The Outsiders If he likes Crichton- State of Fear and Next were both interesting and full of suspense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee_Garretson Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 How about The Stowaway by R.A. and Geno Salvatore? The authors are father and son, and R.A. wrote a seriers of sci/fi-fantasy novels for adults. The Stowaway is for teenagers, and has pirates, dragons and other fun things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn in CA Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Oooh, ooh, ooh! Seconding The 39 Steps and all books by Buchan! My boys enjoyed The Scarlet Pimpernel, which would be a fab read-aloud. My husband enjoyed reading PG Wodehouse aloud too. And of course Tolkien. We have some short stories by him: The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, Farmer Giles of Ham, and Smith of Wooton Major which dh enjoyed reading aloud. Depends on whether your dh "does voices." :-) I wouldn't call any of these dark or depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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