Best Historical Fiction

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13,435 membros
646 resenhas
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Global Rank 6
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12,916 membros
289 resenhas
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Global Rank 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
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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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9,449 membros
250 resenhas
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Global Rank 42
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39,863 membros
524 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 37
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
Explicações
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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5,435 membros
126 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 36
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27,198 membros
629 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 40
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14,865 membros
850 resenhas
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Global Rank 68
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11,155 membros
653 resenhas
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Global Rank 48
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18,982 membros
403 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 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
Explicações
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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16,298 membros
298 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 99
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5,892 membros
312 resenhas
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Global Rank 87
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4,487 membros
112 resenhas
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Global Rank 77
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6,908 membros
294 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 81
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17,599 membros
682 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 83
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28,651 membros
451 resenhas
½ 4.3
Global Rank 52
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14,259 membros
392 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 117
14 Members
kageeh, .Monkey., rainpebble, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, brenzi, Twixi, Himalmitra, cej1027, JoeKingman, jaromdl, DDreawriter, lamotamant, fredasteele,kiwiflowa ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington : Took place during the author's lifetime and is partly based on his experiences.
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5,210 membros
293 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 86
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12,656 membros
232 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 100
14 Members
Nickelini, charl08, Cariola, rainpebble, sturlington, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, jaromdl, madhatter73, mspixieears, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele,aulsmith ,oakdale
Explicações
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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18,728 membros
412 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 89
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3,799 membros
210 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 111
12 Members
thorold, Cariola, RuMuse, rainpebble, elkiedee, Ameise1, Doey, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, DDreawriter, ShawIslandLibrary
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RuMuse: Set in southern England from 1880 to post-WWI, it's a vivid account of 3 families and their friends, most of them liberal, artistic and unconventional, and how their world changed forever during the Great War.
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16,428 membros
384 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 80
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13,572 membros
201 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 76
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17,017 membros
294 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 140
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5,275 membros
90 resenhas
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Global Rank 96
16 Members
karen_o, Ravic, varielle, rainpebble, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, Doey, Bluewolf0411, Twixi, John_Vaughan, ElectricPhase, bcrowl399, jaromdl, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, cindyi1218,longway ,aulsmith ,Matteocalosi ,RobPoulton
Explicações
longway: It is a thriller novel about an attempt to kill French President De Gaulle, written aroud ten years later the real attempt which inspire the novel
Matteocalosi : Not historical fiction
RobPoulton : contemporary adventure fiction
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16,294 membros
475 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 109
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7,979 membros
154 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 138
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9,667 membros
200 resenhas
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Global Rank 97
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2,837 membros
57 resenhas
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Global Rank 124
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2,152 membros
50 resenhas
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Global Rank 154
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2,648 membros
49 resenhas
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Global Rank 153
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6,540 membros
147 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 70
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2,437 membros
32 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 210
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6,743 membros
195 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 189
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2,440 membros
49 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 141
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1,931 membros
41 resenhas
½ 3.4
Global Rank 225
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1,186 membros
54 resenhas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 208
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7,790 membros
101 resenhas
½ 3.5
Global Rank 169
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3,482 membros
142 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 231
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5,572 membros
127 resenhas
½ 3.5
Global Rank 366
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3,987 membros
140 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 167
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1,249 membros
33 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 206
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3,167 membros
107 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 303
2 Members
Twixi, bluepiano
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320 membros
10 resenhas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 311
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5,757 membros
121 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 186
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3,322 membros
190 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 283
5 Members
KimarieBee, RuMuse, Twixi, DDreawriter, ShawIslandLibrary,This-n-That
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RuMuse: Takes place in Puritan New England during 1700's. Depicts the social constrictions on women.
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495 membros
17 resenhas
½ 3.3
Global Rank 329
2 Members
Twixi, bluepiano
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11,691 membros
157 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 185
8 Members
RuMuse, Twixi, booksmurf, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ShawIslandLibrary, CharleneLB, cindyi1218,smcwl
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RuMuse: Set in Maine, from pre-WWI into 1950's, a very well-written novel showing how the events and social mores of those times affected the characters.
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13,368 membros
392 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 178
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1,825 membros
46 resenhas
½ 3.5
Global Rank 334
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1,682 membros
45 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 562
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Twixi
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78,148 membros
1,431 resenhas
½ 4.4
Global Rank 187
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1,399 membros
25 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 308
3 Members
lewbs, alex68, Twixi
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3,065 membros
166 resenhas
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Global Rank 264
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609 membros
14 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 404
2 Members
Ravic, Twixi
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985 membros
23 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 307
3 Members
Ravic, qndeng, Twixi
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819 membros
52 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 306
3 Members
Ravic, qndeng, Twixi
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2,061 membros
122 resenhas
4
Global Rank 544
2 Members
lewbs, Twixi,Pencils
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13,071 membros
483 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 269
82
5,718 membros
108 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 101
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6,904 membros
344 resenhas
½ 4.3
Global Rank 94
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11,525 membros
173 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 92
85
5,065 membros
247 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 110
86
5,307 membros
256 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 137