While I am more a fan of non-fiction writing, a friend of mine suggested that I read Stephen Fry's Making History. I took him up on the offer and I am very glad that I did.
At first the book started off very slow, and it took me a while to get used to the alternating chapters that are used in the opening stages of the book. However, without this the story would not have been put across so well.
This was the first novel I had read of Fry's, and I found the writing to be very witty and insightful, as well as very informative, as it is very clear that Fry had taken a lot of time to research the subject that the novel is based on.
At around the half way point of the book I found it very difficult to put down. Once the story picks up and you manage to understand why the alternating chapters have been used it becomes very exciting.
Overall the book is very good, as it takes a very serious subject and manages to add wit and humour, without making the entire thing seem like a big joke.