Monday, March 26, 2018

Readalikes: If you enjoyed March's selection . . .

If you enjoyed War and Turpentine: A Novel by Stefan Hertmans, then you might also like these books, films, and television shows suggested by our discussion group members:

Books and films about war
  • The Red Badge of Courage by Stephan Crane (also a film 1951)
  • All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (also a film 1930)
  • Gallipoli by Alan Moorehead (also a film 1981)
  • Paths of Glory by Humphrey Cobb (also a film 1957))
  • Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain  (also a film 2014)
  • A House Full of Daughters: A Memoir of Seven Generations by Juliet Nicholson
  • Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy
  • The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
  • The Good Soldiers and Thank You for Your Service (also a film 2017) by David Finkel
Fictionalized autobiography
  • Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel by Jeannette Walls
Autobiography/Memoir in two voices
  • The Color of Water by James McBride
Other films and television shows
  • Joyeux Noelle (2005) directed by Christian Carion
  • Downton Abbey (2010-2015)

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