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Historical Fiction

Based on tag: historical fiction

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1
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
69,944 members, 1,347 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: stephenis (1), Kchauran (1), ranams (1), gypsysmom (1), Laura1124 (1), katstephens (1), cacky (1), kraka (1), almin (1), Londa_Hite (1), harray (1) — 11 more, msjudy (2), Cariola (2), jaysbooks (3), friedrb (5), Dilara86 (7), ahef1963 (8), bluemama (9), joanmd2 (10), KimarieBee (12), roby72 (22), cej1027

Thumbs down: booboo123, ManWithAnAgenda, alex68, jain, merrystar, thecoroner, aulsmith

Score: 57.31

Explanations:

jain (0): Set during the author's lifetime.

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

2
The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
32,489 members, 345 reviews
3.38 stars (3.38 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (1), feenie1010 (1), madhatter73 (1), Cariola (1), mlavigne05 (1), jaysbooks (1), ahef1963 (1), nagasravika.bodapati (2), katstephens (2), roby72 (2), alex68 (3) — 8 more, gypsysmom (3), Laura1124 (3), Tess_W (3), Kchauran (4), Dilara86 (5), thecoroner (7), cej1027, NinieB

Thumbs down: ashmolean1, aapjebaapje, smcwl, harray

Score: 53.51

3
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden
34,157 members, 527 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: aspirit (1), ginsky (1), friedrb (1), Kchauran (2), Laura1124 (2), Tess_W (2), kraka (2), almin (2), madhatter73 (2), Londa_Hite (2), msjudy (3) — 8 more, Cariola (3), mccin68 (3), KarlaC (4), bluemama (7), joanmd2 (9), ahef1963 (15), alex68 (29), cej1027

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda, harray

Score: 53.49

4
Girl with a Pearl Earring
by Tracy Chevalier
16,236 members, 304 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: msjudy (1), Tess_W (1), Andrew-theQM (1), armendoza (1), AnnaClaire (1), tzugirl (1), gypsysmom (2), feenie1010 (2), Kchauran (3), mlavigne05 (3), almin (4) — 7 more, Cariola (4), joanmd2 (8), ahef1963 (14), jaysbooks (16), alex68 (31), Brandy1411 (55), cej1027

Thumbs down: tnwhit

Score: 51.55

5
The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco
18,028 members, 284 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: coupls2 (1), peterveen (1), Friederike.Geissler (1), ranams (2), AnnaClaire (2), lewbs (2), harray (2), ahef1963 (2), nagasravika.bodapati (3), longway (3), thecoroner (3) — 7 more, roby72 (4), Kchauran (5), gypsysmom (7), Dilara86 (9), alex68 (17), jain (19), ManWithAnAgenda (33)

Thumbs down: feenie1010, bigorangecat, jaysbooks

Score: 47.76

6
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
32,542 members, 421 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: mlavigne05 (2), ranams (3), cbl_tn (3), feenie1010 (3), nagasravika.bodapati (4), Tess_W (4), ahef1963 (4), msjudy (5), KimarieBee (5), Laura1124 (6), jaysbooks (6) — 4 more, Kchauran (7), gypsysmom (9), roby72 (11), alex68 (16)

Score: 40.39

7
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
39,251 members, 2,037 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (1), KimarieBee (1), joanmd2 (2), ginsky (2), lavergne_rsl (2), Brandy1411 (3), katstephens (3), KarlaC (5), Andrew-theQM (5), gypsysmom (6), msjudy (7) — 3 more, ahef1963 (16), dara85 (17), jain (21)

Thumbs down: friedrb

Score: 38.37

8
Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
24,915 members, 714 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), alix77 (1), peterveen (2), joanmd2 (3), kraka (3), gypsysmom (4), friedrb (4), msjudy (4), Friederike.Geissler (4), almin (5), Kchauran (6) — 6 more, lewbs (7), ahef1963 (12), KimarieBee (14), jaysbooks (18), mccin68 (23), roby72 (31)

Thumbs down: Tosta, 47degreesnorth, thecoroner, tzugirl, lornah02

Score: 36.13

9
Atonement
by Ian McEwan
24,583 members, 598 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

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

Score: 34.21

10
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
21,313 members, 416 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: booboo123 (1), mccin68 (4), nagasravika.bodapati (5), ginsky (5), mlavigne05 (5), joanmd2 (6), Tess_W (9), Kchauran (10), Laura1124 (11), msjudy (14), gypsysmom (15) — 4 more, jaysbooks (19), roby72 (25), alex68 (27), NinieB

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 33.55

11
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
25,283 members, 399 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: Jennine (1), thecoroner (1), roby72 (1), alex68 (2), lewbs (3), joanmd2 (4), Tess_W (5), peterveen (6), Laura1124 (8), gypsysmom (11), mlavigne05 (14) — 2 more, Cariola (32), kara.shamy (208)

Thumbs down: Friederike.Geissler, harray

Score: 31.84

12
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck
12,597 members, 251 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: friedrb (2), jaysbooks (2), coupls2 (3), ginsky (4), Tess_W (6), Cariola (6), ahef1963 (6), Laura1124 (7), Kchauran (8), thecoroner (9), gypsysmom (10) — 5 more, bluemama (10), msjudy (11), roby72 (18), cej1027 (98), NinieB

Thumbs down: alex68, jain, aulsmith, harray

Score: 31.14

Explanations:

jain (0): Set during the author's lifetime.

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

13
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
27,467 members, 1,451 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: mccin68 (1), Andrew-theQM (2), ginsky (3), SallyBennett (4), bluemama (6), Kchauran (9), msjudy (9), Brandy1411 (11), KimarieBee (11), gypsysmom (12), jaysbooks (13) — 2 more, joanmd2 (15), ahef1963 (22)

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Score: 30.93

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Not good historical fiction

14
Shogun
by James Clavell
7,248 members, 112 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: Stewdar (1), bluemama (1), ranams (6), ginsky (6), friedrb (9), Kchauran (11), Tess_W (11), peterveen (13), Laura1124 (17), joanmd2 (17), gypsysmom (18) — 4 more, msjudy (19), KimarieBee (23), ahef1963 (25), alex68 (57)

Thumbs down: harray, jaysbooks

Score: 30.79

15
Suite Française
by Irène Némirovsky
9,303 members, 331 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), gypsysmom (8), Cariola (11), roby72 (23) — 1 more, ahef1963 (159)

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda, alex68, jain

Score: 27.24

Explanations:

jain (0): Set during the author's lifetime.

16
The Alienist
by Caleb Carr
8,695 members, 236 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: CyndiCiavarella (1), Andrew-theQM (4), ranams (5), aulsmith (6), almin (7), jaysbooks (8), msjudy (10), Laura1124 (12), Cariola (12), ahef1963 (26), NinieB

Score: 27.04

17
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas père
19,049 members, 232 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (1), AnnaClaire (3), ranams (4), mlavigne05 (6), longway (9), lewbs (12), Dilara86 (13), gypsysmom (14), KimarieBee (20), roby72 (24), mccin68 (25) — 1 more, alex68 (32)

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 26.23

18
I, Claudius
by Robert Graves
8,404 members, 153 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (2), aulsmith (2), ahef1963 (3), longway (4), peterveen (5), roby72 (5), msjudy (8), Laura1124 (9), alex68 (28), NinieB

Score: 26.2

19
The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova
20,265 members, 735 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: CyndiCiavarella (2), Brandy1411 (4), kara.shamy (4), mccin68 (5), nagasravika.bodapati (6), joanmd2 (7), Tess_W (7), Andrew-theQM (7), ahef1963 (20), gypsysmom (21)

Score: 25.39

20
Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
26,938 members, 1,142 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: friedrb (3), dara85 (3), coupls2 (5), ginsky (7), Kchauran (12), Laura1124 (13), gypsysmom (16), KimarieBee (16), msjudy (24), Cariola (73), ahef1963 (160)

Score: 23.77

21
The Leopard
by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
5,870 members, 133 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: longway (1), alex68 (4), peterveen (4), thecoroner (4), lewbs (4), joanmd2 (5), SallyBennett (5), Laura1124 (10)

Score: 22.91

22
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
12,100 members, 619 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (1), kara.shamy (3), Andrew-theQM (3), AnnaClaire (6), peterveen (7), Cariola (15), ahef1963 (17), gypsysmom (20), NinieB

Score: 22.81

23
Sarah's Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay
10,189 members, 627 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: bluemama (2), SallyBennett (3), almin (6), Cariola (8), Brandy1411 (13), gypsysmom (13), joanmd2 (20), dara85 (31), ahef1963 (36), cej1027

Score: 22.25

24
Snow Falling on Cedars
by David Guterson
12,056 members, 177 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

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

Score: 20.43

25
The French Lieutenant's Woman
by John Fowles
6,096 members, 98 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: alex68 (5), ahef1963 (5), SallyBennett (6), joanmd2 (11), bluemama (11), roby72 (13), thecoroner (17), Kchauran (18), Cariola (21), gypsysmom (24)

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 19.99

26
Memoirs of Hadrian
by Marguerite Yourcenar
4,874 members, 114 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: jain (1), thecoroner (2), roby72 (3), aulsmith (4), alex68 (6), peterveen (8), ManWithAnAgenda (39)

Score: 19.77

27
Ivanhoe
by Sir Walter Scott
11,511 members, 107 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: Jennine (2), AnnaClaire (4), aulsmith (5), longway (6), Friederike.Geissler (9), roby72 (14), Laura1124 (15), cbl_tn (18), alex68 (23)

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 19.6

Explanations:

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

28
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
48,402 members, 1,238 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: alix77 (2), Jennine (3), ranams (7), ahef1963 (10), Kchauran (13), joanmd2 (13), Cariola (14), Laura1124 (16), gypsysmom (17), roby72 (29)

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda, jaysbooks

Score: 19.09

29
Tai-Pan
by James Clavell
3,460 members, 36 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: CyndiCiavarella (4), bluemama (4), friedrb (8), ranams (10), KimarieBee (17), Laura1124 (21), msjudy (26), alex68 (60), ahef1963 (62)

Score: 18.76

30
The Thorn Birds
by Colleen McCullough
6,982 members, 136 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: DidIReallyReadThat (1), Kchauran (15), Tess_W (15), jaysbooks (22), Laura1124 (25), joanmd2 (28), KimarieBee (30), gypsysmom (31), msjudy (35), ahef1963 (71)

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 17.87

31
The Last of the Mohicans
by James Fenimore Cooper
11,478 members, 116 reviews
3.48 stars (3.48 stars)

Lists: rlionelpolo (1), aulsmith (3), Jennine (7), mlavigne05 (7), ranams (12), Kchauran (19), jaysbooks (20), alex68 (25), roby72 (28)

Thumbs down: harray, cej1027

Score: 17.44

32
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
20,298 members, 379 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (11), jain (13), alex68 (22), Kchauran (22), ranams (22), roby72 (30), ManWithAnAgenda (38), Cariola (40), Laura1124 (46), gypsysmom (98), NinieB

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 17.39

33
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
14,604 members, 767 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: Brandy1411 (6), FerneMysteryReader (7), kara.shamy (19), dara85 (19), Kchauran (26), Laura1124 (35), joanmd2 (37), gypsysmom (43), msjudy (76)

Score: 16.8

34
The Other Boleyn Girl
by Philippa Gregory
14,647 members, 376 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: madhatter73 (4), Cariola (9), ahef1963 (13), joanmd2 (14), Brandy1411 (15), Laura1124 (20), Kchauran (21), gypsysmom (25), cej1027

Thumbs down: tnwhit

Score: 16.37

35
King Rat
by James Clavell
2,580 members, 40 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (2), CyndiCiavarella (5), ranams (13), peterveen (20), Laura1124 (27), gypsysmom (34), msjudy (37), ahef1963 (100)

Score: 16.34

36
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne
12,921 members, 822 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: dara85 (2), Jennine (4), Tess_W (8), Andrew-theQM (8), joanmd2 (21), gypsysmom (23), ahef1963 (39)

Score: 16.25

37
Daughter of Fortune
by Isabel Allende
7,986 members, 178 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: KarlaC (1), thecoroner (8), alex68 (24), KimarieBee (27), dara85 (34), Cariola (78), ahef1963 (162), gypsysmom (265)

Score: 15.06

38
Possession: A Romance
by A. S. Byatt
12,163 members, 272 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (7), kara.shamy (14), thecoroner (16), alex68 (20), roby72 (20), Laura1124 (29), gypsysmom (35), Cariola (36), ManWithAnAgenda (37)

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 14.93

39
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas père
22,266 members, 387 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: friedrb (7), AnnaClaire (7), Jennine (9), ranams (11), mlavigne05 (16), mccin68 (29), gypsysmom (30)

Score: 14.86

40
The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey
5,336 members, 212 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (4), peterveen (17), msjudy (20), Laura1124 (24), gypsysmom (29), ManWithAnAgenda (36), Cariola (53), ahef1963 (53)

Score: 14.82

41
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind
16,609 members, 413 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: madhatter73 (5), nagasravika.bodapati (7), Friederike.Geissler (8), KimarieBee (15), Dilara86 (15), alex68 (33), ahef1963 (43)

Score: 14.81

42
Gilead
by Marilynne Robinson
10,102 members, 355 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (1), kara.shamy (8), daisy_may (18), Laura1124 (23), gypsysmom (28), msjudy (30), ahef1963 (161)

Score: 14.72

43
The Red Tent
by Anita Diamant
15,638 members, 377 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: CyndiCiavarella (3), madhatter73 (6), mlavigne05 (17), ahef1963 (19), Kchauran (20), msjudy (27), cej1027 (27), Laura1124 (28)

Thumbs down: jaysbooks

Score: 14.62

44
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
27,725 members, 861 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: alix77 (3), msjudy (17), Cariola (18), Laura1124 (19), gypsysmom (22), joanmd2 (27), ahef1963 (65)

Score: 13.88

45
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
30,776 members, 426 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: lavergne_rsl (4), Jennine (5), Andrew-theQM (6), jaysbooks (7), msjudy (15), mlavigne05 (15), Kchauran (16), Laura1124 (18), gypsysmom (19), Cariola (19), roby72 (19) — 1 more, cej1027

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda, alex68, jain, aulsmith, RobPoulton, harray

Score: 13.75

Explanations:

jain (0): Set during the author's lifetime.

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

46
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
29,265 members, 266 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: katstephens (6), ranams (18), Jennine (20), Kchauran (27), ManWithAnAgenda (35), Laura1124 (40), gypsysmom (110), ahef1963 (163)

Score: 13.73

47
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood
15,467 members, 373 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: lavergne_rsl (3), kara.shamy (7), msjudy (18), Laura1124 (22), gypsysmom (27), Cariola (61), ahef1963 (104)

Score: 13.73

48
World Without End
by Ken Follett
11,480 members, 296 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: KarlaC (3), kara.shamy (5), friedrb (6), mccin68 (10), joanmd2 (36), msjudy (75)

Score: 13.51

49
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
38,666 members, 490 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: mlavigne05 (4), Jennine (6), ranams (8), jaysbooks (10), Kchauran (17), Cariola (17), msjudy (21), mccin68 (24), gypsysmom (26), Laura1124 (83), ahef1963 (87) — 1 more, cej1027

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda, alex68, jain, aulsmith, harray

Score: 13.51

Explanations:

jain (0): Set during the author's lifetime.

aulsmith (0): Not historical fiction by my definition

50
The Mists of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
15,238 members, 285 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: michid8 (1), mccin68 (2), coupls2 (4), AnnaClaire (5), madhatter73 (8), ranams (9), msjudy (13), ahef1963 (37)

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda, alex68, aulsmith, Friederike.Geissler

Score: 13.28

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (0): Not historical. Also, you know, author was a pedophile.

aulsmith (0): Fantasy, not historical fiction

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

51
The Red Badge of Courage
by Stephen Crane
9,748 members, 117 reviews
3.43 stars (3.43 stars)

Lists: alex68 (7), Jennine (8), roby72 (8), mlavigne05 (12), jaysbooks (14), thecoroner (18), Kchauran (29)

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 13.1

52
The Eye in the Door
by Pat Barker
2,021 members, 47 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (2), mkbird (3), jain (20), kara.shamy (24), gypsysmom (57), Cariola (62)

Score: 12.98

53
My Ántonia
by Willa Cather
12,436 members, 263 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: dara85 (9), cbl_tn (15), Kchauran (23), msjudy (28), Laura1124 (30), Cariola (30), gypsysmom (36)

Score: 12.96

54
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley
7,122 members, 624 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: AmberRayne (2), kara.shamy (9), mccin68 (18), msjudy (22), Kchauran (24), gypsysmom (37)

Score: 12.89

55
Noble House
by James Clavell
2,742 members, 33 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: CyndiCiavarella (6), ranams (14), peterveen (21), KimarieBee (29), joanmd2 (31), msjudy (61), ahef1963 (85)

Score: 12.66

56
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett
4,797 members, 82 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: friedrb (10), lewbs (15), KimarieBee (22), Kchauran (30), Laura1124 (43), gypsysmom (100), NinieB

Score: 12.49

57
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe
18,165 members, 395 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: jain (2), aulsmith (8), ranams (26), ManWithAnAgenda (34), ahef1963 (90), gypsysmom (111), kara.shamy (167), cej1027

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 12.29

58
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
27,037 members, 363 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: friedrb (11), ranams (15), Jennine (22), joanmd2 (33), Laura1124 (37), gypsysmom (54), ahef1963 (91)

Score: 12.14

59
A Morbid Taste for Bones
by Ellis Peters
3,565 members, 87 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (15), kara.shamy (18), Kchauran (25), gypsysmom (51), msjudy (52), ahef1963 (60), NinieB

Score: 12.01

Explanations:

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

60
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton
12,554 members, 285 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: roby72 (9), thecoroner (10), Cariola (10), mlavigne05 (13), jaysbooks (15), Laura1124 (34), gypsysmom (41), NinieB

Thumbs down: aulsmith, harray

Score: 12.01

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Not historical fiction by my definition

61
The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah
7,384 members, 403 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: Brandy1411 (5), kara.shamy (20), dara85 (28), joanmd2 (38), gypsysmom (52), msjudy (53), ahef1963 (164)

Score: 12.01

62
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield
16,057 members, 883 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (6), msjudy (25), mccin68 (28), gypsysmom (33), joanmd2 (34), Cariola (74), ahef1963 (125)

Score: 11.97

63
Life After Life
by Kate Atkinson
7,411 members, 562 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (11), peterveen (14), msjudy (33), joanmd2 (35), Cariola (37), gypsysmom (39), ahef1963 (165)

Score: 11.92

64
The Bridge on the Drina
by Ivo Andrić
2,091 members, 57 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: longway (5), thecoroner (6), roby72 (10), Dilara86 (11), alex68 (12)

Score: 11.83

65
Christy
by Catherine Marshall
3,212 members, 37 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (19), msjudy (23), Laura1124 (26), dara85 (27), gypsysmom (32), ahef1963 (111), cej1027

Score: 11.66

66
London
by Edward Rutherfurd
4,186 members, 68 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: Jennine (13), ranams (17), joanmd2 (18), ahef1963 (27), kara.shamy (29), NinieB

Score: 11.32

67
Baudolino
by Umberto Eco
7,291 members, 99 reviews
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (11), roby72 (12), peterveen (22), alex68 (26), Laura1124 (36), gypsysmom (47)

Score: 11.13

68
Crocodile on the Sandbank
by Elizabeth Peters
4,290 members, 203 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: Andrew-theQM (14), cbl_tn (16), msjudy (31), mccin68 (32), gypsysmom (48), NinieB

Score: 10.79

69
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
by David Mitchell
5,540 members, 297 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

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

Score: 10.79

70
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
14,717 members, 405 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: dara85 (5), joanmd2 (32), Laura1124 (33), gypsysmom (40), msjudy (48), ahef1963 (86)

Score: 10.45

71
Labyrinth
by Kate Mosse
6,726 members, 204 reviews
3.31 stars (3.31 stars)

Lists: AmberRayne (5), Andrew-theQM (10), kara.shamy (12), gypsysmom (42), ahef1963 (42)

Score: 10.22

72
The Ghost Road
by Pat Barker
2,671 members, 55 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (4), mkbird (5), kara.shamy (28), Cariola (59), gypsysmom (105)

Score: 9.94

73
Dissolution
by C. J. Sansom
3,832 members, 176 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (6), kara.shamy (13), peterveen (18), Andrew-theQM (27), gypsysmom (44)

Score: 9.91

74
Year of Wonders
by Geraldine Brooks
8,230 members, 395 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (17), KimarieBee (19), Cariola (24), Kchauran (31), msjudy (50), gypsysmom (260)

Score: 9.89

75
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
65,481 members, 1,261 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: friedrb (12), ranams (16), Jennine (21), jaysbooks (21), joanmd2 (22), Kchauran (33), Laura1124 (38), Andrew-theQM (45), ahef1963 (48), gypsysmom (56)

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda, jain, aulsmith, cej1027

Score: 9.54

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Bad historical fiction

76
The Persian Boy
by Mary Renault
2,166 members, 35 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: jain (9), peterveen (11), aulsmith (16), kara.shamy (26), gypsysmom (109)

Score: 9.52

77
Voyager
by Diana Gabaldon
10,739 members, 194 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: mccin68 (8), Jennine (11), Cariola (26), msjudy (45), gypsysmom (46)

Score: 9.43

78
Those Who Save Us
by Jenna Blum
2,822 members, 157 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: amyshaff (1), dara85 (14), Kchauran (32), Cariola (34)

Score: 9.41

79
A Place of Greater Safety
by Hilary Mantel
1,598 members, 56 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: mkbird (2), peterveen (9), kara.shamy (10), Cariola (55)

Score: 9.39

80
Burr
by Gore Vidal
2,185 members, 50 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: beanbrarian (1), ManWithAnAgenda (5), alex68 (50), kara.shamy (154)

Score: 9.32

81
The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje
10,731 members, 164 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: joanmd2 (26), Kchauran (35), gypsysmom (45), ahef1963 (56), msjudy (65), Cariola (71)

Score: 9.21

82
The Light Between Oceans
by M. L. Stedman
6,380 members, 480 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: Jennine (10), dara85 (12), KimarieBee (18), Cariola (31), ahef1963 (166)

Score: 9.15

83
History
by Elsa Morante
1,233 members, 26 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (5), alex68 (9), Dilara86 (12), roby72 (17)

Score: 9.1

84
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom
3,418 members, 230 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

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

Score: 9.1

85
Girl in Hyacinth Blue
by Susan Vreeland
2,994 members, 89 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: Tess_W (12), kara.shamy (15), cej1027 (30), Kchauran (36), Cariola (47)

Score: 9.05

86
The Sunne in Splendour
by Sharon Kay Penman
2,231 members, 71 reviews
4.46 stars (4.46 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (14), kara.shamy (16), Andrew-theQM (17), Laura1124 (32), Cariola (84)

Score: 9.04

87
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
17,581 members, 311 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: Brandy1411 (17), jaysbooks (25), alex68 (35), kara.shamy (40), Cariola (72), gypsysmom (77), ahef1963 (84)

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 9.04

88
Sarum
by Edward Rutherfurd
3,750 members, 67 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: joanmd2 (19), peterveen (23), ahef1963 (28), ManWithAnAgenda (32), NinieB

Score: 8.99

89
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
17,587 members, 166 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: katstephens (9), Jennine (17), ranams (19), Kchauran (28), Laura1124 (41), gypsysmom (108)

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 8.76

90
The Clan of the Cave Bear
by Jean M. Auel
11,869 members, 272 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: mccin68 (6), joanmd2 (16), ahef1963 (23), ManWithAnAgenda (31), msjudy (72), gypsysmom (104)

Thumbs down: harray

Score: 8.7

91
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
10,897 members, 93 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: ranams (27), ManWithAnAgenda (30), Jennine (35), Laura1124 (85), gypsysmom (141), ahef1963 (169)

Score: 8.7

92
Silence
by Shūsaku Endō
3,266 members, 87 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (5), lewbs (9), Tess_W (13), alex68 (59)

Score: 8.53

93
Alias Grace
by Margaret Atwood
10,963 members, 240 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: AnnaClaire (8), Cariola (22), msjudy (42), gypsysmom (49), kara.shamy (140)

Score: 8.47

94
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
by Laurie R. King
5,468 members, 278 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: Tess_W (14), KimarieBee (26), msjudy (34), gypsysmom (50), ahef1963 (76)

Score: 8.36

95
Regeneration
by Pat Barker
4,249 members, 103 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (3), jain (3), kara.shamy (161), ahef1963 (176)

Score: 8.3

96
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer
17,579 members, 1,186 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: Brandy1411 (7), mccin68 (13), ahef1963 (21), Cariola (35), jain (38), msjudy (90), gypsysmom (120)

Thumbs down: aulsmith, jaysbooks

Score: 8.2

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Not good historical fiction

97
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
by Louis De Bernières
7,478 members, 145 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: joanmd2 (23), KimarieBee (25), ahef1963 (49), gypsysmom (53), msjudy (54)

Score: 8.09

98
The Princesse de Clèves
by Madame de La Fayette
2,066 members, 55 reviews
3.43 stars (3.43 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (1), Cariola (7), alex68 (41)

Score: 8.04

99
The Silver Pigs
by Lindsey Davis
2,193 members, 68 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

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

Score: 8.02

100
The Man in the Iron Mask
by Alexandre Dumas
5,175 members, 32 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (11), AnnaClaire (12), Jennine (14), gypsysmom (55)

Score: 7.88

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