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Historical Fiction

Based on tag: historical fiction

Members: 61 participating members (show all)

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1
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
60,073 members, 1,193 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: Laura1124 (1), katstephens (1), cacky (1), kraka (1), almin (1), Londa_Hite (1), harray (1), msjudy (2), Cariola (2), jaysbooks (3), friedrb (5) — 7 more, Dilara86 (7), ahef1963 (8), bluemama (9), joanmd2 (10), KimarieBee (12), roby72 (22), cej1027

Thumbs down: merrystar, thecoroner, aulsmith

Score: 49.35

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Not historical fiction. Written about author's own lifetime.

2
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden
31,163 members, 496 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: ginsky (1), friedrb (1), Laura1124 (2), tess_schoolmarm (2), kraka (2), almin (2), madhatter73 (2), Londa_Hite (2), msjudy (3), Cariola (3), mccin68 (3) — 5 more, KarlaC (4), bluemama (7), joanmd2 (9), ahef1963 (15), cej1027

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 46.44

3
Girl with a Pearl Earring
by Tracy Chevalier
14,874 members, 280 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: msjudy (1), tess_schoolmarm (1), Andrew-theQM (1), armendoza (1), AnnaClaire (1), tzugirl (1), feenie1010 (2), mlavigne05 (3), almin (4), Cariola (4), joanmd2 (8) — 3 more, ahef1963 (14), jaysbooks (16), cej1027

Thumbs down: tnwhit

Score: 42.02

4
The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
27,187 members, 297 reviews
3.39 stars (3.39 stars)

Lists: feenie1010 (1), madhatter73 (1), Cariola (1), mlavigne05 (1), jaysbooks (1), ahef1963 (1), katstephens (2), roby72 (2), Laura1124 (3), tess_schoolmarm (3), Dilara86 (5) — 2 more, thecoroner (7), cej1027

Thumbs down: ashmolean1, aapjebaapje, smcwl, harray

Score: 35.45

5
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
21,645 members, 656 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), alix77 (1), peterveen (2), joanmd2 (3), kraka (3), friedrb (4), msjudy (4), Friederike.Geissler (4), almin (5), lewbs (7), ahef1963 (12) — 4 more, KimarieBee (14), jaysbooks (18), mccin68 (23), roby72 (31)

Thumbs down: 47degreesnorth, thecoroner, tzugirl, lornah02

Score: 32.74

6
Atonement
by Ian McEwan
22,326 members, 569 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: SallyBennett (1), AmberRayne (1), coupls2 (2), almin (3), madhatter73 (3), Laura1124 (4), Cariola (5), bluemama (8), ahef1963 (9), joanmd2 (12), roby72 (27)

Score: 31.54

7
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
32,793 members, 1,860 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (1), KimarieBee (1), joanmd2 (2), ginsky (2), lavergne_rsl (2), katstephens (3), KarlaC (5), Andrew-theQM (5), msjudy (7), ahef1963 (16), dara85 (17)

Thumbs down: friedrb

Score: 30.91

8
The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco
15,603 members, 241 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: coupls2 (1), peterveen (1), Friederike.Geissler (1), AnnaClaire (2), lewbs (2), harray (2), ahef1963 (2), longway (3), thecoroner (3), roby72 (4), Dilara86 (9)

Thumbs down: feenie1010, bigorangecat, jaysbooks

Score: 30.67

9
Suite Française
by Irène Némirovsky
8,426 members, 309 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: joanmd2 (1), lavergne_rsl (1), SallyBennett (2), peterveen (3), SqueakyChu (3), AmberRayne (3), Laura1124 (5), msjudy (6), Cariola (11), roby72 (23)

Score: 29.74

10
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
27,243 members, 358 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: mlavigne05 (2), cbl_tn (3), feenie1010 (3), tess_schoolmarm (4), ahef1963 (4), msjudy (5), KimarieBee (5), Laura1124 (6), jaysbooks (6), roby72 (11)

Score: 27.76

11
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck
11,121 members, 219 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: friedrb (2), jaysbooks (2), coupls2 (3), ginsky (4), tess_schoolmarm (6), Cariola (6), ahef1963 (6), Laura1124 (7), thecoroner (9), bluemama (10), msjudy (11) — 1 more, roby72 (18)

Thumbs down: aulsmith, harray

Score: 27.42

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Not historical fiction. Written about author's own lifetime.

12
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
21,280 members, 345 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: Jennine (1), thecoroner (1), roby72 (1), lewbs (3), joanmd2 (4), tess_schoolmarm (5), peterveen (6), Laura1124 (8), mlavigne05 (14), Cariola (32)

Thumbs down: Friederike.Geissler, harray

Score: 25.23

13
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
23,915 members, 1,384 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: mccin68 (1), Andrew-theQM (2), ginsky (3), SallyBennett (4), bluemama (6), msjudy (9), KimarieBee (11), jaysbooks (13), joanmd2 (15), ahef1963 (22)

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Score: 24.28

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Not good historical fiction

14
I, Claudius
by Robert Graves
7,204 members, 131 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (2), kara.shamy (3), ahef1963 (3), longway (4), peterveen (5), roby72 (5), msjudy (8), Laura1124 (9)

Score: 22.31

15
Sarah's Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay
9,105 members, 596 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (2), bluemama (2), SallyBennett (3), almin (6), Cariola (8), joanmd2 (20), dara85 (31), ahef1963 (36), cej1027

Score: 21.43

16
The Leopard
by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
4,770 members, 114 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: longway (1), peterveen (4), thecoroner (4), lewbs (4), joanmd2 (5), SallyBennett (5), Laura1124 (10)

Score: 20.09

17
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
15,561 members, 196 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (1), AnnaClaire (3), mlavigne05 (6), longway (9), lewbs (12), Dilara86 (13), KimarieBee (20), roby72 (24), mccin68 (25)

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 19.65

18
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
18,477 members, 381 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: mccin68 (4), ginsky (5), mlavigne05 (5), joanmd2 (6), tess_schoolmarm (9), Laura1124 (11), msjudy (14), jaysbooks (19), roby72 (25)

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 19.01

19
The Alienist
by Caleb Carr
7,524 members, 202 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: Andrew-theQM (4), aulsmith (6), almin (7), jaysbooks (8), msjudy (10), Laura1124 (12), Cariola (12), ahef1963 (26)

Score: 18.54

20
Water for Elephants: A Novel
by Sara Gruen
24,193 members, 1,096 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: friedrb (3), dara85 (3), coupls2 (5), ginsky (7), Laura1124 (13), KimarieBee (16), msjudy (24), Cariola (73)

Score: 18.5

21
Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel
by David Guterson
10,942 members, 161 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: michid8 (2), Friederike.Geissler (3), almin (8), msjudy (12), KimarieBee (13), Laura1124 (14), joanmd2 (25), ahef1963 (55)

Score: 18.36

22
Ivanhoe
by Sir Walter Scott
9,469 members, 90 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: Jennine (2), AnnaClaire (4), aulsmith (5), longway (6), Friederike.Geissler (9), roby72 (14), Laura1124 (15), cbl_tn (18)

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 17.78

Explanations:

aulsmith (5): More legend than historical, but it's a classic.

23
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
43,988 members, 1,155 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: alix77 (2), Jennine (3), kara.shamy (7), ahef1963 (10), joanmd2 (13), Cariola (14), Laura1124 (16), roby72 (29)

Thumbs down: jaysbooks

Score: 17.01

24
Shogun
by James Clavell
6,472 members, 104 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: bluemama (1), ginsky (6), tess_schoolmarm (11), peterveen (13), Laura1124 (17), joanmd2 (17), msjudy (19), KimarieBee (23), ahef1963 (25)

Thumbs down: harray, jaysbooks

Score: 16.33

25
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
26,661 members, 369 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: lavergne_rsl (4), Jennine (5), Andrew-theQM (6), jaysbooks (7), msjudy (15), mlavigne05 (15), Laura1124 (18), Cariola (19), roby72 (19), cej1027

Thumbs down: aulsmith, RobPoulton, harray

Score: 15.87

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Not historical fiction. Written about author's own lifetime.

26
The Mists of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
13,748 members, 260 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: michid8 (1), mccin68 (2), coupls2 (4), AnnaClaire (5), madhatter73 (8), msjudy (13), ahef1963 (37)

Thumbs down: aulsmith, Friederike.Geissler

Score: 14.97

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Fantasy, not historical fiction

AnnaClaire (5): Fantasy *IS* a genre of fiction.

27
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
9,748 members, 554 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: Andrew-theQM (3), kara.shamy (4), AnnaClaire (6), peterveen (7), Cariola (15), ahef1963 (17)

Score: 14.89

28
The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova
18,365 members, 701 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (5), mccin68 (5), joanmd2 (7), tess_schoolmarm (7), Andrew-theQM (7), ahef1963 (20)

Score: 14.62

29
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
24,447 members, 785 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: alix77 (3), kara.shamy (6), msjudy (17), Cariola (18), Laura1124 (19), joanmd2 (27), ahef1963 (65)

Score: 14.59

30
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne
10,514 members, 755 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: dara85 (2), Jennine (4), tess_schoolmarm (8), Andrew-theQM (8), joanmd2 (21), ahef1963 (39)

Score: 14.42

31
The French Lieutenant's Woman
by John Fowles
5,464 members, 95 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (5), SallyBennett (6), joanmd2 (11), bluemama (11), roby72 (13), thecoroner (17), Cariola (21)

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 13.57

32
World Without End
by Ken Follett
9,872 members, 278 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: KarlaC (3), friedrb (6), kara.shamy (9), mccin68 (10), joanmd2 (36), msjudy (75)

Score: 13.15

33
The Other Boleyn Girl
by Philippa Gregory
13,439 members, 365 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: madhatter73 (4), kara.shamy (8), Cariola (9), ahef1963 (13), joanmd2 (14), Laura1124 (20), cej1027

Thumbs down: tnwhit

Score: 13.09

34
Tai-Pan
by James Clavell
3,049 members, 30 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: bluemama (4), friedrb (8), KimarieBee (17), Laura1124 (21), msjudy (26), ahef1963 (62)

Score: 12.24

35
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
32,267 members, 449 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: mlavigne05 (4), Jennine (6), jaysbooks (10), Cariola (17), msjudy (21), mccin68 (24), ahef1963 (88), cej1027

Thumbs down: aulsmith, harray

Score: 12.1

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Not historical fiction by my definition

36
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood
13,842 members, 335 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: lavergne_rsl (3), kara.shamy (11), msjudy (18), Laura1124 (22), Cariola (61), ahef1963 (105)

Score: 11.71

37
Gilead: A Novel
by Marilynne Robinson
8,765 members, 328 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (1), kara.shamy (12), daisy_may (18), Laura1124 (23), msjudy (30)

Score: 11.63

38
Memoirs of Hadrian
by Marguerite Yourcenar
3,848 members, 91 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (2), roby72 (3), aulsmith (4), peterveen (8)

Score: 11.61

39
The Last of the Mohicans
by James Fenimore Cooper
9,409 members, 101 reviews
3.47 stars (3.47 stars)

Lists: rlionelpolo (1), aulsmith (3), Jennine (7), mlavigne05 (7), jaysbooks (20), roby72 (28)

Thumbs down: harray, cej1027

Score: 11.59

40
The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey
4,536 members, 183 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (4), peterveen (17), msjudy (20), Laura1124 (24), Cariola (53), ahef1963 (53)

Score: 11.46

41
Daughter of Fortune
by Isabel Allende
7,138 members, 161 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: KarlaC (1), thecoroner (8), KimarieBee (27), dara85 (34), Cariola (78)

Score: 11.14

42
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas père
17,930 members, 321 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: friedrb (7), AnnaClaire (7), Jennine (9), mlavigne05 (16), mccin68 (29)

Score: 10.95

43
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
by David Mitchell
4,746 members, 278 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (7), peterveen (10), Cariola (13), msjudy (16), cbl_tn (17)

Score: 10.79

44
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind
14,582 members, 357 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: madhatter73 (5), Friederike.Geissler (8), KimarieBee (15), Dilara86 (15), ahef1963 (43)

Score: 10.68

45
The Thorn Birds
by Colleen McCullough
6,150 members, 119 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: tess_schoolmarm (15), jaysbooks (22), Laura1124 (25), joanmd2 (28), KimarieBee (30), msjudy (35), ahef1963 (72)

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 10.13

46
Christy
by Catherine Marshall
2,707 members, 28 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (19), msjudy (23), Laura1124 (26), dara85 (27), ahef1963 (112), cej1027

Score: 10.01

47
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield
14,586 members, 829 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (10), msjudy (25), mccin68 (28), joanmd2 (34), Cariola (74), ahef1963 (126)

Score: 9.99

48
King Rat
by James Clavell
2,255 members, 37 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (2), peterveen (20), Laura1124 (27), msjudy (37), ahef1963 (101)

Score: 9.89

49
The Red Tent
by Anita Diamant
14,520 members, 352 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: madhatter73 (6), mlavigne05 (17), ahef1963 (19), msjudy (27), cej1027 (27), Laura1124 (28)

Thumbs down: jaysbooks

Score: 9.69

50
The Bridge on the Drina
by Ivo Andrić
1,714 members, 43 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: longway (5), thecoroner (6), roby72 (10), Dilara86 (11)

Score: 9.68

51
Possession: A Romance
by A. S. Byatt
11,008 members, 242 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (7), thecoroner (16), kara.shamy (19), roby72 (20), Laura1124 (29), Cariola (36)

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 9.62

52
My Ántonia
by Willa Cather
10,759 members, 244 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: dara85 (9), cbl_tn (15), msjudy (28), Laura1124 (30), Cariola (30)

Score: 9.5

53
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery
by Alan Bradley
6,230 members, 586 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: AmberRayne (2), kara.shamy (13), mccin68 (18), msjudy (22)

Score: 9.26

54
A Place of Greater Safety
by Hilary Mantel
1,308 members, 52 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: mkbird (2), peterveen (9), kara.shamy (14), Cariola (55)

Score: 9.21

55
Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
10,281 members, 171 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: Londa_Hite (6), Jennine (12), Dilara86 (14), ahef1963 (30), Laura1124 (31), msjudy (49), cej1027

Thumbs down: aulsmith, harray

Score: 9.2

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Not historical fiction

56
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom
2,889 members, 195 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: KarlaC (2), dara85 (7), Cariola (29), msjudy (44)

Score: 9.1

57
Life After Life
by Kate Atkinson
6,006 members, 480 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: peterveen (14), kara.shamy (15), msjudy (33), joanmd2 (35), Cariola (37)

Score: 9.04

58
The Red Badge of Courage
by Stephen Crane
8,012 members, 104 reviews
3.43 stars (3.43 stars)

Lists: Jennine (8), roby72 (8), mlavigne05 (12), jaysbooks (14), thecoroner (18)

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 8.92

59
The Sunne in Splendour
by Sharon Kay Penman
2,008 members, 64 reviews
4.46 stars (4.46 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (14), Andrew-theQM (17), kara.shamy (21), Laura1124 (32), Cariola (84)

Score: 8.91

60
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
12,511 members, 355 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: dara85 (5), joanmd2 (32), Laura1124 (33), msjudy (48), ahef1963 (87)

Score: 8.86

61
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton
10,784 members, 244 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: roby72 (9), thecoroner (10), Cariola (10), mlavigne05 (13), jaysbooks (15), Laura1124 (34)

Thumbs down: aulsmith, harray

Score: 8.6

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Not historical fiction by my definition

62
Labyrinth
by Kate Mosse
6,042 members, 196 reviews
3.31 stars (3.31 stars)

Lists: AmberRayne (5), Andrew-theQM (10), kara.shamy (16), ahef1963 (42)

Score: 8.5

63
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
9,993 members, 629 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: dara85 (19), kara.shamy (24), Laura1124 (35), joanmd2 (37), msjudy (76)

Score: 8.34

64
Dissolution
by C. J. Sansom
3,311 members, 164 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (6), kara.shamy (17), peterveen (18), Andrew-theQM (27)

Score: 8.22

65
The Light Between Oceans
by M. L. Stedman
5,158 members, 435 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: Jennine (10), dara85 (12), KimarieBee (18), Cariola (31)

Score: 8.04

66
Noble House
by James Clavell
2,423 members, 29 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: peterveen (21), KimarieBee (29), joanmd2 (31), msjudy (61), ahef1963 (86)

Score: 8.03

67
The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje
9,567 members, 143 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (18), joanmd2 (26), ahef1963 (56), msjudy (65), Cariola (71)

Score: 7.96

68
Voyager
by Diana Gabaldon
9,165 members, 166 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: mccin68 (8), Jennine (11), Cariola (26), msjudy (45)

Score: 7.89

69
Baudolino
by Umberto Eco
6,474 members, 84 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (11), roby72 (12), peterveen (22), Laura1124 (36)

Score: 7.83

70
Claudius the God: And His Wife Messalina
by Robert Graves
3,458 members, 36 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: peterveen (12), aulsmith (12), msjudy (29), ahef1963 (29)

Score: 7.75

71
Those Who Save Us
by Jenna Blum
2,532 members, 143 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: amyshaff (1), dara85 (14), Cariola (34)

Score: 7.72

72
London
by Edward Rutherfurd
3,601 members, 59 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: Jennine (13), joanmd2 (18), ahef1963 (27), kara.shamy (34)

Score: 7.46

73
Crocodile on the Sandbank
by Elizabeth Peters
3,723 members, 178 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: Andrew-theQM (14), cbl_tn (16), msjudy (31), mccin68 (32)

Score: 7.45

74
The Virgin Blue
by Tracy Chevalier
3,150 members, 80 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: tess_schoolmarm (10), AnnaClaire (14), dara85 (26), jaysbooks (27), Cariola (45)

Thumbs down: tnwhit

Score: 7.39

75
Moloka'i
by Alan Brennert
2,332 members, 169 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1), msjudy (32), mccin68 (34)

Score: 7.34

76
Girl in Hyacinth Blue
by Susan Vreeland
2,758 members, 79 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: tess_schoolmarm (12), kara.shamy (20), cej1027 (30), Cariola (47)

Score: 7.28

77
Silence
by Shūsaku Endō
2,534 members, 70 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (5), lewbs (9), tess_schoolmarm (13)

Score: 7.09

78
Year of Wonders
by Geraldine Brooks
7,246 members, 355 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (19), kara.shamy (22), Cariola (24), msjudy (50)

Score: 7.07

79
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
by Laurie R. King
4,907 members, 255 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: tess_schoolmarm (14), KimarieBee (26), msjudy (34), ahef1963 (77)

Score: 6.85

80
History
by Elsa Morante
1,083 members, 22 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (5), Dilara86 (12), roby72 (17)

Score: 6.79

81
A Morbid Taste for Bones
by Ellis Peters
3,040 members, 81 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (15), kara.shamy (23), msjudy (52), ahef1963 (60)

Score: 6.79

Explanations:

aulsmith (15): This is the only one I really enjoyed as historical fiction.

82
The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah
4,511 members, 299 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (25), dara85 (28), joanmd2 (38), msjudy (53)

Score: 6.62

83
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
by Louis De Bernières
6,705 members, 138 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: joanmd2 (23), KimarieBee (25), ahef1963 (49), msjudy (54)

Score: 6.6

84
The Princesse de Cleves
by Madame de La Fayette
1,778 members, 46 reviews
3.44 stars (3.44 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (1), Cariola (7)

Score: 6.46

85
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
22,943 members, 325 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: Jennine (22), joanmd2 (33), Laura1124 (37), ahef1963 (92)

Score: 6.43

86
The Secret River
by Kate Grenville
2,457 members, 116 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (4), Cariola (23), kara.shamy (26)

Score: 6.43

87
The Man in the Iron Mask
by Alexandre Dumas
4,354 members, 26 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (11), AnnaClaire (12), Jennine (14)

Score: 6.41

88
Bring Up the Bodies
by Hilary Mantel
4,675 members, 285 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: Andrew-theQM (9), AnnaClaire (9), peterveen (16), kara.shamy (27)

Thumbs down: tnwhit

Score: 6.37

89
Burial Rites
by Hannah Kent
2,488 members, 220 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (28), KimarieBee (31), msjudy (36), Cariola (125)

Score: 6.26

90
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
59,546 members, 1,195 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: Jennine (21), jaysbooks (21), joanmd2 (22), Laura1124 (38), Andrew-theQM (45), ahef1963 (48)

Thumbs down: aulsmith, cej1027

Score: 6.26

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Bad historical fiction

91
Fever 1793
by Laurie Halse Anderson
4,365 members, 201 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: dara85 (6), cbl_tn (14), msjudy (38)

Score: 6.24

92
The Silver Pigs
by Lindsey Davis
1,909 members, 59 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: mkbird (1), Andrew-theQM (11)

Score: 6.2

93
The Eye in the Door
by Pat Barker
1,773 members, 45 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: mkbird (3), kara.shamy (29), Cariola (62)

Score: 6.19

94
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
35,161 members, 540 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: jaysbooks (5), bluemama (5), Dilara86 (8), Laura1124 (39), msjudy (59), ahef1963 (67)

Thumbs down: thecoroner, aulsmith, harray

Score: 6.17

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Not historical fiction by my definition.

95
One Corpse Too Many
by Ellis Peters
2,155 members, 46 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (17), cbl_tn (20), msjudy (67), ahef1963 (82), cej1027

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 6.1

96
Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry
12,952 members, 582 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (13), Jennine (15), ahef1963 (18)

Score: 6.08

97
My Name is Mary Sutter: A Novel
by Robin Oliveira
1,071 members, 86 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: Andrew-theQM (23), dara85 (35), msjudy (62), Cariola (130)

Score: 6.08

98
Drums of Autumn
by Diana Gabaldon
8,312 members, 134 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: mccin68 (7), tess_schoolmarm (16), msjudy (39)

Score: 6.06

99
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
24,684 members, 214 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: katstephens (6), Jennine (20), Laura1124 (40)

Score: 6.04

100
The Heretic's Daughter
by Kathleen Kent
2,092 members, 182 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: madhatter73 (7), dara85 (18), Cariola (39)

Score: 6

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