Just started hearing about James Michener and am super interested about reading a novel that centers around a certain setting over large swaths of time. There are many novels though and I’ve seen such a wide range of answers when people are asked which one is their favorite. there doesn’t seem to be much consensus. I’m interested in your all’s opinion on, if I’m gonna read one Michener, which one it should (hopefully, one that will really grip me )
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I enjoyed both **Space** and **The Drifters**. The latter may be dated as it depicts disaffected youth in the late 1960s. The former is a novelization of the space race between the US and Russia in the 1950s and 1960s.
I started with Caribbean. I loved it.
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Use Michener books like a short history class. If there is a place you’re interested in learning about, read his book. Return to him as new subjects strike your fancy.