====== Books and Reading ======

It's only natural that, among the multitude of hobbies that AH.commers take an interest in, books and reading is among the most widespread and popular. Here's an overview of some major book discussions.

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==== General discussions ====

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=144429|What have you been reading lately and what are you currently perusing ?]]**, courtesy of [[MrP]]

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=287455|The Alternate History Book Club]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=318040|Your Greatest Books]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=160947|Overrated Books]]**

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==== Non-fiction discussions ====

**[[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=120739|List of Recommended Books from fellow AH.commers]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=321555|What history books do you own ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=219330|Let`s recommend history books for each other]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=335177|What history books and authors you don't recommend]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=434|Did people write better history books in the past ?]]**

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==== Fiction discussions ====

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=280155|AH Novels to Avoid]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=296131|Least favorite fiction book you've ever read ?]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/works-of-fiction-that-fail-to-live-up-to-their-potential.309740/|Works of fiction that fail to live up to their potential]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/books-with-great-premises-that-failed-utterly-to-carry-them-out.186789/|Books with great premises that failed utterly to carry them out]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=323980|Your personal Headcanon]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=275767|Books you'd like to see made into movies]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/great-books-made-into-bad-films.315186/|Great books made into bad films]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=165514|What types of speculative fiction do you read ?]]**  

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=57577|Good Sci-fi books?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=360453|Recommend fantasy books to me for a day!]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/good-non-tolkeinesque-fantasy.410955/|Good Non-Tolkienesque Fantasy ?]]**

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==== Author-related discussions ====

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=160945|What famous writers do you write like]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=55971|What science fiction writer are you ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=345555|Which science fiction writers do you like and which ones aren't your favourites ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=350419|Political stances of Speculative Fiction Authors...]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=327743|Calling all Narnia experts]]**

**[[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=297280|Tolkien General Discussion Thread]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=244729|A Song of Ice And Fire Thread]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=244917|Famed Writer Ray Bradbury Dead At 91]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=336109|RIP P. D. James]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=346451|The Xeelee Sequence]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=347512|RIP Terry Pratchett]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=354576|The Discworld/Terry Pratchett Threat.......I mean Thread]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=60197|Ursula LeGuin's "Earthsea" made into anime by Miyazaki's son]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=350945|Ursula K. LeGuin month on BBC Radio 4]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/america%e2%80%99s-forgotten-jules-verne.397568/|America’s Forgotten Jules Verne]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/discworld-fandom-thread.414515/|Discworld Fandom Thread]]**

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==== Other discussions ====

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=377314|Adult Coloring Books]]**

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==== See Also ====

**[[alternate history:Alternate History Book Club]]**

**[[alternate history:The Upcoming AH Books List]]**

**[[resources:History Books]]** and **[[resources:Futurology Books]]**

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