• Question: what's your favourite book/genre/author?

    Asked by axes520keen to Philippa H on 18 Mar 2025.
    • Photo: Philippa Harding

      Philippa Harding answered on 18 Mar 2025:

      I like reading historical fiction, because I like the insight it gives me into peoples lives from the past. My favourite book is Captain Corelli’s Mandolin.

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  • Photo: martinpike

    martinpike commented on :

    I read a lot of non-fiction – history, aviation and science – but I also like science fiction from 1920-1970, HG Wells, Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C Clarke etc…

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    Andrew M commented on :

    I mostly read historical fiction, with a bit of Sci-fi and fantasy and bit of classical literature. My favourite book is Thackeray’s Vanity Fair, Becky Sharp is fantastic character, perhaps followed by Hrolf Kraki, but my favourite author remains Terry Pratchett. Perhaps there’s a link there both Thackeray and Pratchett seem to have a clear view of society and a sense of humour regarding it, if presented in different ways.