Best Historical Fiction

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12,913 utenti
289 recensioni
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Classifica globale 18
34 Members
Ravic, starfishian, Nickelini, charl08, varielle, thorold, kiwiflowa, Cariola, rainpebble, olgakm, roby72, merrystar, deldevries, calm, thecoroner, LisaMaria_C, Doey, alex68, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, kara.shamy, jaromdl, madhatter73, Laura1124, nerdytreefairy, ShawIslandLibrary, Katie1949, fredasteele, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,elkiedee
Spiegazioni
elkiedee : I absolutely loved this when I read it but it was over 30 years ago now. I should reread, and would recommend to people who love historical fiction. I am thumbing it down because it's not a historical novel, it is a dual narrative story with a large part set in the past, but also a novel largely set in the author's present at the time of writing (late 1980s, published 1990).
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3,168 utenti
62 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 45
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3,927 utenti
103 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 55
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9,447 utenti
250 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 42
14
4,205 utenti
44 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 57
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16,300 utenti
298 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 99
18
5,878 utenti
226 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 24
28 Members
karen_o, Ravic, Fourpawz2, kiwiflowa, melonbrawl, rainpebble, merrystar, skyrad43, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, Doey, bfkendrick, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, GerrysBookshelf, Lyn5r, cvogt, ryaSilvia, DDreawriter, Laura1124, Maybelline, Asimina.Palaiou, MarleneMacke, fredasteele, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,elkiedee
Spiegazioni
elkiedee : I love this novel - but it's not historical fiction - it's a mostly contemporary novel with historical appeal. The main character is a 20th century police detective convalescing in bed and "investigating" the case of Richard III and the Princes in the Tower, but it's set in the author's present day.
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12,653 utenti
232 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 100
14 Members
Nickelini, charl08, Cariola, rainpebble, sturlington, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, jaromdl, madhatter73, mspixieears, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele,aulsmith ,oakdale
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : This is a mix of historical and contemporary fiction. I would have preferred it to be one or the other.
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14,861 utenti
850 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 68
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2,382 utenti
67 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 61
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9,840 utenti
187 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 114
27
6,518 utenti
108 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 54
28
5,439 utenti
182 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 73
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20,544 utenti
431 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 64
32
6,908 utenti
294 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 81
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2,967 utenti
133 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 157
35
367 utenti
10 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 251
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18,727 utenti
412 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 89
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5,817 utenti
108 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 104
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4,135 utenti
52 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 121
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11,154 utenti
653 recensioni
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Classifica globale 48
40
3,774 utenti
35 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 126
41
15,254 utenti
203 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 219
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1,777 utenti
67 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 211
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616 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 123
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16,292 utenti
475 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 109
45
2,650 utenti
66 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 88
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1,096 utenti
16 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 188
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833 utenti
13 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 233
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2,440 utenti
49 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 141
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390 utenti
6 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 564
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262 utenti
7 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 575
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218 utenti
3 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 576
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209 utenti
2 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 577
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43,873 utenti
703 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 571
13 Members
hipdeep, freetrader, Doey, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, mspixieears, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, steller0707,cpg ,smcwl ,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,lewbs ,alex68 ,acceptance ,RobPoulton ,leslie.98 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Vonnegut was actually in Dresden.
sturlington : Science fiction.
RobPoulton : Most definitely not historical fiction.
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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8,546 utenti
104 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 475
3 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963, cindyi1218,sturlington
Spiegazioni
sturlington : This is not strictly historical fiction.
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5,678 utenti
127 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 319
7 Members
varielle, sjmccreary, Doey, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501,longway ,RobPoulton ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
RobPoulton : Not historical fiction. Published in 1885 it describes fictional contemporary events and starts the trend for Lost World scenarios in genre fiction.
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5,885 utenti
290 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 125
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2,745 utenti
64 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 151
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27,198 utenti
629 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 40
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13,070 utenti
483 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 269
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2,772 utenti
55 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 350
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2,264 utenti
64 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 242
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7,977 utenti
154 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 138
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7,713 utenti
123 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 279
10 Members
Cecrow, Doey, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, ahef1963, DDreawriter, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, steller0707,aulsmith ,alex68 ,leslie.98 ,FranzK72 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.
leslie.98 : not historical fiction
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2,650 utenti
75 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 275
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3,110 utenti
99 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 273
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2,059 utenti
48 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 317
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2,050 utenti
48 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 383
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5,077 utenti
344 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 66
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4,384 utenti
153 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 74
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7,825 utenti
284 recensioni
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Classifica globale 65
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8,721 utenti
189 recensioni
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Classifica globale 78
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16,084 utenti
286 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 84
20 Members
eshaw27, rainpebble, Cecrow, Christy.Riege, merrystar, deldevries, elkiedee, ValLloyd, Doey, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, Alice-W-Greene, DDreawriter, Laura1124, This-n-That, Daviette, fredasteele, KarlaC,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.
elkiedee: It was written several decades after it was set, perhaps more than 50 years later, and while it was somewhat autobiographical it was also fictionalised and presented as a novel. Although it's loosely based on the author's life and that of her family, lots of details have been changed, added, left out and this is historical fiction.
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11,524 utenti
173 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 92
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16,427 utenti
384 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 80
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13,796 utenti
265 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 93
17 Members
rainpebble, Cecrow, roby72, thecoroner, cfk, Doey, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, leslie.98, NinieB, jaromdl, Laura1124, fredasteele, CharleneLB, KarlaC, Kathyk22,aulsmith
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.
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5,448 utenti
248 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 120
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78,144 utenti
1,431 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 187
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8,701 utenti
192 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 207
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7,940 utenti
374 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 173
13 Members
brewergirl, ehines, kiwiflowa, souloftherose, LisaMaria_C, cfk, Doey, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda, ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington ,hoddybook ,Jarandel
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition. Main characters are not from historical time period.
sturlington : Science fiction.
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3,987 utenti
140 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 167
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2,942 utenti
42 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 259
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5,209 utenti
225 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 252
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1,113 utenti
20 recensioni
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Classifica globale 263
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3,772 utenti
42 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 164
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18,267 utenti
1,261 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 257
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9,894 utenti
343 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 291
8 Members
SqueakyChu, roby72, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, steller0707,alex68 ,leslie.98 ,FranzK72 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction; written at the time of events described
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12,384 utenti
142 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 276
8 Members
Cecrow, Doey, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Takes place during the author's life time.
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2,365 utenti
30 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 393
2 Members
Myyst, ahef1963
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8,850 utenti
451 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 391
5 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ShawIslandLibrary, steller0707,dara85 ,sturlington
Spiegazioni
dara85 : Too much fantasy for historical fiction.
sturlington : Alternate history or allegory.
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6,335 utenti
370 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 339
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528 utenti
18 recensioni
½ 3.5
Classifica globale 364
2 Members
tina1969, ahef1963
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22,865 utenti
335 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 521
9 Members
varielle, rainpebble, deldevries, Ameise1, Himalmitra, ahef1963, dsp501, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary,smcwl ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,alex68 ,leslie.98 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Author participated in similar events.
sturlington : Not historical fiction.
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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21,385 utenti
755 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 351