Best Historical Fiction

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2,571 utenti
60 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 40
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12,951 utenti
288 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 18
34 Members
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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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4,389 utenti
153 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 74
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7,957 utenti
374 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 171
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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5,231 utenti
294 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 91
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2,072 utenti
62 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 113
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1,316 utenti
75 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 211
20
14,957 utenti
851 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 68
22
19,054 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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2,021 utenti
179 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 201
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3,299 utenti
57 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 192
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1,966 utenti
33 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 180
29
5,886 utenti
226 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 24
28 Members
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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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16,344 utenti
299 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 99
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6,531 utenti
108 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 54
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4,497 utenti
112 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 77
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6,735 utenti
197 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 188
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28,748 utenti
455 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 52
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5,426 utenti
249 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 119
-
2,461 utenti
96 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 234
-
34,258 utenti
471 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 82
-
39,994 utenti
525 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 36
25 Members
Edward, hipdeep, .Monkey., chgstrom, sjmccreary, richgatlin, skyrad43, freetrader, brenzi, elkiedee, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, RobPoulton, nagasravika.bodapati, bcrowl399, Lyn5r, sugandh, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, Asimina.Palaiou, ShawIslandLibrary, KarlaC,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,leslie.98
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Doesn't meet my definition of historical fiction.
sturlington : Took place during the author's lifetime and based partly on his experiences.
elkiedee: Historical fiction is set in the past but it can be a period within the author's lifetime - the past can look very different from 25 or 40 years later. I hope no one who argues this isn't a historical novel believes that either Possession or The Daughter of Time, both above this in the list, are historical fiction. They are brilliant novels which I would recommend to fans of historical fiction but they are both contemporary novels with significant interest for historical fiction readers.
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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9,882 utenti
186 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 111
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14,322 utenti
393 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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23,360 utenti
423 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 144
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9,693 utenti
201 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 97
-
43,969 utenti
704 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