Historical Fiction

Based on tag
historical fiction
1
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
78,836 members
1,434 reviews
½ 4.4
26 Members
KimarieBee, ranams, Cariola, roby72, stephenis, almin, perennialreader, daisyfly, Dilara86, cacky, cej1027, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, bluemama, joanmd2, harray, Laura1124, Londa_Hite, kraka, msjudy, friedrb, katstephens, Kchauran, CMSharkey, dandalf,jain ,aulsmith , ,thecoroner ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,booboo123
Explanations
jain : Set during the author's lifetime.
aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Written about author's own lifetime.
7
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
45,139 members
2,128 reviews
½ 4.4
17 Members
lavergne_rsl, dara85, jain, KimarieBee, perennialreader, gypsysmom, ahef1963, joanmd2, msjudy, Andrew-theQM, Rusty37, ginsky, katstephens, KarlaC, Brandy1411, CMSharkey, dandalf,friedrb
11
Atonement
by Ian McEwan
26,580 members
629 reviews
3.9
14 Members
Cariola, roby72, almin, coupls2, gypsysmom, ahef1963, AmberRayne, bluemama, joanmd2, madhatter73, Laura1124, SallyBennett, CMSharkey, dandalf
12
Shōgun
by James Clavell
8,049 members
135 reviews
½ 4.3
17 Members
KimarieBee, ranams, Stewdar, perennialreader, alex68, Tess_W, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, bluemama, joanmd2, Laura1124, msjudy, friedrb, ginsky, Kchauran, gacobial,jaysbooks ,harray
13
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
30,670 members
1,493 reviews
½ 4.4
15 Members
KimarieBee, mccin68, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, bluemama, joanmd2, msjudy, SallyBennett, Andrew-theQM, ginsky, Kchauran, Brandy1411, CMSharkey, dandalf,aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith : Not good historical fiction
14
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck
13,913 members
264 reviews
4
16 Members
Cariola, roby72, coupls2, thecoroner, Tess_W, cej1027, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, NinieB, bluemama, Laura1124, msjudy, friedrb, ginsky, Kchauran, dandalf,jain ,aulsmith ,alex68 ,harray
Explanations
jain : Set during the author's lifetime.
aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Written about author's own lifetime.
15
The Alienist
by Caleb Carr
9,527 members
250 reviews
4
12 Members
ranams, Cariola, aulsmith, almin, jaysbooks, ahef1963, NinieB, Laura1124, msjudy, Andrew-theQM, CyndiCiavarella, dandalf
16
I, Claudius
by Robert Graves
9,207 members
168 reviews
4.2
11 Members
longway, aulsmith, roby72, daisyfly, alex68, peterveen, ahef1963, kara.shamy, NinieB, Laura1124, msjudy
17
Suite Française
by Irène Némirovsky
9,950 members
346 reviews
4
12 Members
SqueakyChu, lavergne_rsl, Cariola, roby72, peterveen, gypsysmom, AmberRayne, joanmd2, Laura1124, msjudy, SallyBennett, dandalf,jain ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
jain : Set during the author's lifetime.
18
The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova
21,491 members
759 reviews
½ 3.7
11 Members
mccin68, Tess_W, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, joanmd2, Andrew-theQM, CyndiCiavarella, Brandy1411, dandalf
19
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
52,962 members
1,300 reviews
4.2
13 Members
ranams, Cariola, roby72, Jennine, gypsysmom, ahef1963, joanmd2, Laura1124, alix77, JadrankaCuculovic, Kchauran, CMSharkey, dandalf,jaysbooks ,ManWithAnAgenda
20
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
21,449 members
253 reviews
4.1
12 Members
longway, KimarieBee, mccin68, ranams, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, roby72, lewbs, Dilara86, alex68, gypsysmom, mlavigne05,harray
21
Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
28,937 members
1,183 reviews
4.1
12 Members
dara85, KimarieBee, Cariola, coupls2, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, msjudy, friedrb, ginsky, Kchauran, CMSharkey
22
The Other Boleyn Girl
by Philippa Gregory
15,626 members
380 reviews
3.9
12 Members
Cariola, tesskrose, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, joanmd2, madhatter73, Laura1124, Kchauran, Brandy1411, CMSharkey, gacobial,
23
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
13,585 members
653 reviews
4
9 Members
AnnaClaire, Cariola, elkiedee, peterveen, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, NinieB, Andrew-theQM, CMSharkey
24
The Leopard
by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
6,591 members
151 reviews
4.1
8 Members
longway, thecoroner, lewbs, alex68, peterveen, joanmd2, Laura1124, SallyBennett
25
Sarah's Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay
11,135 members
657 reviews
4
10 Members
dara85, Cariola, almin, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, bluemama, joanmd2, SallyBennett, Brandy1411
26
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
22,963 members
409 reviews
3.9
12 Members
jain, ranams, Cariola, roby72, alex68, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, Kchauran, Binglit,harray
27
Tai-Pan
by James Clavell
3,801 members
42 reviews
4.1
10 Members
KimarieBee, ranams, perennialreader, alex68, ahef1963, bluemama, Laura1124, msjudy, friedrb, CyndiCiavarella
28
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
25,661 members
435 reviews
½ 4.3
9 Members
mccin68, ranams, AnnaClaire, jyssco, Jennine, gypsysmom, mlavigne05, friedrb, CMSharkey
29
Snow Falling on Cedars
by David Guterson
12,973 members
190 reviews
3.8
9 Members
KimarieBee, almin, michid8, ahef1963, Friederike.Geissler, joanmd2, Laura1124, msjudy, Kchauran
30
World Without End
by Ken Follett
12,770 members
317 reviews
4
9 Members
mccin68, kara.shamy, joanmd2, msjudy, friedrb, KarlaC, CMSharkey, dandalf, gacobial
31
King Rat
by James Clavell
2,863 members
43 reviews
4
9 Members
KimarieBee, ranams, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, msjudy, CyndiCiavarella, mrledgerc
32
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
18,890 members
886 reviews
½ 4.3
11 Members
dara85, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, joanmd2, FerneMysteryReader, Laura1124, msjudy, Kchauran, Brandy1411, dandalf
33
The French Lieutenant's Woman
by John Fowles
6,557 members
108 reviews
3.8
10 Members
Cariola, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, gypsysmom, ahef1963, bluemama, joanmd2, SallyBennett, Kchauran,harray
34
Memoirs of Hadrian
by Marguerite Yourcenar
5,486 members
125 reviews
4.1
7 Members
jain, aulsmith, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, peterveen, ManWithAnAgenda
35
Ivanhoe
by Sir Walter Scott
13,089 members
121 reviews
½ 3.7
9 Members
longway, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, roby72, cbl_tn, alex68, Jennine, Friederike.Geissler, Laura1124,harray
Explanations
aulsmith: More legend than historical, but it's a classic.
36
The Red Badge of Courage
by Stephen Crane
11,225 members
128 reviews
½ 3.4
10 Members
roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Jennine, jaysbooks, mlavigne05, ahef1963, Kchauran, CMSharkey, Binglit,harray
37
The Thorn Birds
by Colleen McCullough
7,593 members
148 reviews
4
10 Members
KimarieBee, DidIReallyReadThat, Tess_W, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, joanmd2, Laura1124, msjudy, Kchauran,harray
38
The Last of the Mohicans
by James Fenimore Cooper
13,283 members
125 reviews
½ 3.5
9 Members
ranams, aulsmith, roby72, rlionelpolo, alex68, Jennine, jaysbooks, mlavigne05, Kchauran,cej1027 ,harray
39
The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey
5,948 members
227 reviews
3.9
9 Members
Cariola, cbl_tn, perennialreader, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, msjudy, ManWithAnAgenda
40
Gilead
by Marilynne Robinson
10,845 members
364 reviews
3.9
8 Members
cbl_tn, perennialreader, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, msjudy, Rusty37
41
Daughter of Fortune
by Isabel Allende
8,758 members
192 reviews
½ 3.7
9 Members
dara85, KimarieBee, Cariola, thecoroner, alex68, gypsysmom, ahef1963, KarlaC, CMSharkey
42
Possession
by A.S. Byatt
13,004 members
289 reviews
4
10 Members
Cariola, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, CMSharkey,harray
43
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne
15,084 members
854 reviews
4
7 Members
dara85, Tess_W, Jennine, gypsysmom, ahef1963, joanmd2, Andrew-theQM
44
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
30,440 members
896 reviews
½ 4.3
8 Members
Cariola, gypsysmom, ahef1963, joanmd2, Laura1124, alix77, msjudy, CMSharkey
45
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
34,463 members
478 reviews
4.1
13 Members
lavergne_rsl, Cariola, roby72, Jennine, cej1027, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, mlavigne05, Laura1124, msjudy, Andrew-theQM, Kchauran, CMSharkey,jain ,aulsmith ,alex68 , ,harray ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
jain : Set during the author's lifetime.
aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Written about author's own lifetime.
46
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
32,988 members
306 reviews
4.2
9 Members
ranams, Jennine, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, katstephens, ManWithAnAgenda, Kchauran, CMSharkey
47
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood
16,515 members
384 reviews
3.9
8 Members
lavergne_rsl, Cariola, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, msjudy, CMSharkey
48
Year of Wonders
by Geraldine Brooks
8,736 members
416 reviews
4
9 Members
KimarieBee, Cariola, perennialreader, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, msjudy, Kchauran, CMSharkey
49
Noble House
by James Clavell
2,995 members
37 reviews
4
8 Members
KimarieBee, ranams, perennialreader, peterveen, ahef1963, joanmd2, msjudy, CyndiCiavarella
50
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind
18,214 members
451 reviews
3.9
7 Members
KimarieBee, Dilara86, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Friederike.Geissler, madhatter73
51
The Red Tent
by Anita Diamant
16,984 members
394 reviews
4
8 Members
cej1027, mlavigne05, ahef1963, madhatter73, Laura1124, msjudy, CyndiCiavarella, Kchauran,jaysbooks
52
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
34,268 members
438 reviews
3.8
8 Members
ranams, Jennine, gypsysmom, ahef1963, joanmd2, Laura1124, friedrb, CMSharkey
53
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley
7,774 members
656 reviews
3.8
7 Members
mccin68, gypsysmom, ahef1963, AmberRayne, kara.shamy, msjudy, Kchauran
54
The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah
9,938 members
470 reviews
½ 4.3
8 Members
dara85, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, joanmd2, msjudy, Brandy1411, CMSharkey
55
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield
17,257 members
911 reviews
4
8 Members
mccin68, Cariola, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, joanmd2, msjudy, CMSharkey
56
Life After Life
by Kate Atkinson
8,305 members
593 reviews
4
8 Members
Cariola, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, joanmd2, msjudy, CMSharkey
57
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
70,463 members
1,309 reviews
½ 3.5
12 Members
ranams, Jennine, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, joanmd2, Laura1124, Andrew-theQM, friedrb, Kchauran, CMSharkey, dandalf,jain ,aulsmith ,cej1027 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : Bad historical fiction
58
The Mists of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
16,413 members
300 reviews
4.1
8 Members
mccin68, ranams, AnnaClaire, coupls2, michid8, madhatter73, msjudy, CMSharkey,aulsmith ,alex68 ,Friederike.Geissler ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
AnnaClaire: Fantasy *IS* a genre of fiction.
aulsmith : Fantasy, not historical fiction
ManWithAnAgenda : Not historical. Also, you know, author was a pedophile.
59
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton
13,977 members
302 reviews
4
9 Members
Cariola, roby72, thecoroner, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, mlavigne05, ahef1963, NinieB, Laura1124,aulsmith ,harray
Explanations
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition
60
The Eye in the Door
by Pat Barker
2,157 members
50 reviews
4
6 Members
jain, Cariola, mkbird, elkiedee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy
61
My Ántonia
by Willa Cather
13,669 members
287 reviews
3.9
7 Members
dara85, Cariola, cbl_tn, gypsysmom, Laura1124, msjudy, Kchauran
62
Labyrinth
by Kate Mosse
7,279 members
207 reviews
½ 3.3
6 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963, AmberRayne, kara.shamy, Andrew-theQM, gacobial
63
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett
5,366 members
93 reviews
4
7 Members
KimarieBee, lewbs, gypsysmom, NinieB, Laura1124, friedrb, Kchauran
64
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe
20,779 members
434 reviews
3.8
8 Members
jain, ranams, aulsmith, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,harray
65
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
16,586 members
443 reviews
½ 4.3
7 Members
dara85, gypsysmom, ahef1963, joanmd2, Laura1124, msjudy, CMSharkey
66
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer
19,498 members
1,249 reviews
4.2
9 Members
jain, mccin68, Cariola, perennialreader, gypsysmom, ahef1963, msjudy, Brandy1411, CMSharkey,aulsmith ,jaysbooks
Explanations
aulsmith : Not good historical fiction
67
A Morbid Taste for Bones
by Ellis Peters
3,953 members
105 reviews
3.8
7 Members
aulsmith, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, NinieB, msjudy, Kchauran
Explanations
aulsmith: This is the only one I really enjoyed as historical fiction.
68
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
43,223 members
520 reviews
3.9
12 Members
mccin68, ranams, Cariola, Jennine, cej1027, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, mlavigne05, Laura1124, msjudy, Kchauran, CMSharkey,jain ,aulsmith ,daisyfly ,alex68 ,harray ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
jain : Set during the author's lifetime.
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition
69
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
by Louis De Bernières
8,007 members
156 reviews
3.9
7 Members
KimarieBee, perennialreader, gypsysmom, ahef1963, joanmd2, msjudy, CMSharkey
70
The Bridge on the Drina
by Ivo Andrić
2,395 members
67 reviews
4.2
5 Members
longway, roby72, thecoroner, Dilara86, alex68
71
Christy
by Catherine Marshall
3,678 members
45 reviews
4.1
7 Members
dara85, cbl_tn, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, msjudy
72
Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry
18,732 members
644 reviews
4.1
6 Members
cbl_tn, perennialreader, Jennine, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, CMSharkey
73
A Place of Greater Safety
by Hilary Mantel
1,841 members
60 reviews
4
5 Members
Cariola, mkbird, peterveen, kara.shamy, dandalf
74
London
by Edward Rutherfurd
4,541 members
76 reviews
3.9
6 Members
ranams, Jennine, ahef1963, kara.shamy, NinieB, joanmd2
75
Baudolino
by Umberto Eco
7,842 members
102 reviews
½ 3.5
6 Members
roby72, thecoroner, alex68, peterveen, gypsysmom, Laura1124
76
Voyager
by Diana Gabaldon
12,045 members
212 reviews
½ 4.3
6 Members
mccin68, Cariola, Jennine, gypsysmom, msjudy, CMSharkey
77
The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje
11,678 members
174 reviews
3.9
7 Members
Cariola, gypsysmom, ahef1963, joanmd2, msjudy, Kchauran, CMSharkey
78
The Light Between Oceans
by M. L. Stedman
7,358 members
509 reviews
3.9
6 Members
dara85, KimarieBee, Cariola, Jennine, ahef1963, CMSharkey
79
Crocodile on the Sandbank
by Elizabeth Peters
4,619 members
227 reviews
3.9
6 Members
mccin68, cbl_tn, gypsysmom, NinieB, msjudy, Andrew-theQM
80
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
by David Mitchell
5,948 members
316 reviews
4.1
5 Members
Cariola, aulsmith, cbl_tn, peterveen, msjudy
81
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
19,823 members
340 reviews
4.1
8 Members
Cariola, alex68, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Brandy1411, CMSharkey,harray
82
The Sunne in Splendour
by Sharon Kay Penman
2,389 members
78 reviews
½ 4.4
6 Members
Cariola, kara.shamy, Laura1124, Andrew-theQM, Rusty37, CMSharkey
83
The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton
7,923 members
447 reviews
4
7 Members
Cariola, perennialreader, gypsysmom, ahef1963, msjudy, Andrew-theQM, CMSharkey
84
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
by Laurie R. King
5,915 members
295 reviews
4.1
6 Members
KimarieBee, Tess_W, gypsysmom, ahef1963, msjudy, dandalf
85
Claudius the God
by Robert Graves
4,231 members
43 reviews
4.1
5 Members
aulsmith, daisyfly, peterveen, ahef1963, msjudy
86
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
12,520 members
110 reviews
½ 3.7
7 Members
ranams, Jennine, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, CMSharkey
87
The Ghost Road
by Pat Barker
2,845 members
57 reviews
4
5 Members
Cariola, mkbird, elkiedee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy
88
Dissolution
by C. J. Sansom
4,206 members
196 reviews
3.9
5 Members
cbl_tn, peterveen, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Andrew-theQM
89
A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
19,939 members
178 reviews
4
7 Members
ranams, Jennine, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, katstephens, Kchauran,ManWithAnAgenda
90
Doctor Zhivago
by Boris Pasternak
11,471 members
152 reviews
3.9
6 Members
Cariola, roby72, perennialreader, thecoroner, alex68, gypsysmom,harray
91
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by Lisa See
11,281 members
442 reviews
4
5 Members
jain, perennialreader, gypsysmom, Brandy1411, CMSharkey
92
The Persian Boy
by Mary Renault
2,336 members
40 reviews
4.1
5 Members
jain, aulsmith, peterveen, gypsysmom, kara.shamy
93
Those Who Save Us
by Jenna Blum
3,083 members
166 reviews
4
4 Members
dara85, Cariola, amyshaff, Kchauran
94
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
by Michael Chabon
18,855 members
415 reviews
4.2
6 Members
jain, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, CMSharkey
95
Burr
by Gore Vidal
2,377 members
52 reviews
3.9
4 Members
alex68, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, beanbrarian
96
Exodus
by Leon Uris
4,209 members
66 reviews
4.1
7 Members
KimarieBee, perennialreader, alex68, Jennine, gypsysmom, ahef1963, msjudy,aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Written about author's own lifetime.
97
History
by Elsa Morante
1,387 members
29 reviews
4.2
4 Members
roby72, thecoroner, Dilara86, alex68
98
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom
3,850 members
245 reviews
4
4 Members
dara85, Cariola, msjudy, KarlaC
99
Sacajawea
by Joseph Bruchac
907 members
5 reviews
½ 3.6
5 Members
mccin68, Cariola, daisyfly, cej1027, gypsysmom
100
Drums of Autumn
by Diana Gabaldon
10,954 members
171 reviews
4.2
5 Members
mccin68, Tess_W, gypsysmom, msjudy, CMSharkey