Best Historical Fiction

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13,434 utenti
646 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 6
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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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12,913 utenti
289 recensioni
4
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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2,566 utenti
60 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 41
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2,319 utenti
40 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 53
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12,901 utenti
122 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 33
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4,142 utenti
195 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 60
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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
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5,435 utenti
126 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 36
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4,205 utenti
44 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 57
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1,689 utenti
28 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 72
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2,382 utenti
67 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 61
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27,710 utenti
378 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 67
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1,970 utenti
73 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 71
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5,077 utenti
344 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 66
46
11,154 utenti
653 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 48
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4,384 utenti
153 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 74
49
7,825 utenti
284 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 65
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8,744 utenti
189 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 79
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20,544 utenti
431 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 64
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6,518 utenti
108 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 54
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16,300 utenti
298 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 99
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27,198 utenti
629 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 40
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10,545 utenti
175 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 46
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5,892 utenti
312 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 87
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2,691 utenti
87 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 91
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14,861 utenti
850 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 68
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18,980 utenti
403 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 56
30 Members
kageeh, Nickelini, kiwiflowa, rainpebble, Cecrow, roby72, sjmccreary, richgatlin, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, brenzi, michalsuz, thecoroner, elkiedee, kcorrea, Ameise1, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, GerrysBookshelf, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, rplinke, fredasteele, KarlaC,longway ,smcwl ,aulsmith ,lewbs ,Matteocalosi ,leigonj ,Luisali ,leslie.98
Spiegazioni
smcwl : Not written as historical fiction.
elkiedee: I think historical fiction can be set in the relatively recent past. 10 years after the war writers in countries on all sides might well have had a very different perspective on those events. I would have no problem regarding a novel written this year but about the Iraq war that started in 2003 and ending before this, as historical fiction. Or a book set in Britain under the last Labour government, or the US just after Obama was elected or reelected, as historical fiction. I think it might be a bit soon to consider a pandemic novel historical fiction, but maybe within 5 years it will be part of our history.
Matteocalosi : Partly autobiographical and written only 10 years after the end of the war, not historical fiction
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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4,487 utenti
112 recensioni
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55 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 90
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22 recensioni
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Classifica globale 98
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6,908 utenti
294 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 81
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1,765 utenti
39 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 95
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17,599 utenti
682 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 83
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2,948 utenti
89 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 85
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33 recensioni
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Classifica globale 75
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9,840 utenti
187 recensioni
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Classifica globale 114
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5,718 utenti
108 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 101
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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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14,259 utenti
392 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 117
14 Members
kageeh, .Monkey., rainpebble, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, brenzi, Twixi, Himalmitra, cej1027, JoeKingman, jaromdl, DDreawriter, lamotamant, fredasteele,kiwiflowa ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington : Took place during the author's lifetime and is partly based on his experiences.
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451 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 52
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182 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 73
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293 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 86
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17,017 utenti
294 recensioni
4.2
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2,650 utenti
66 recensioni
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33 recensioni
4.1
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4.1
Classifica globale 113
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2,068 utenti
62 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 105
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16,427 utenti
384 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 80
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18,727 utenti
412 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 89
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5,885 utenti
290 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 125
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1,857 utenti
125 recensioni
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Classifica globale 106
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13,572 utenti
201 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 76
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2,407 utenti
91 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 119
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2,828 utenti
105 recensioni
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Classifica globale 135
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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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860 utenti
17 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 134
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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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11,524 utenti
173 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 92
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22,782 utenti
197 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 133
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1,670 utenti
26 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 118