Best Historical Fiction

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13,435 miembros
646 reseñas
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Ranking Global 6
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5,878 miembros
226 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 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
Explicaciones
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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12,916 miembros
289 reseñas
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Ranking Global 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
Explicaciones
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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2,319 miembros
40 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 53
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4,142 miembros
195 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 60
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4,205 miembros
44 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 57
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5,435 miembros
126 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 36
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1,689 miembros
28 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 72
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4,384 miembros
153 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 74
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6,518 miembros
108 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 54
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5,892 miembros
312 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 87
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2,667 miembros
55 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 90
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6,908 miembros
294 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 81
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2,407 miembros
91 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 119
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2,837 miembros
57 reseñas
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Ranking Global 124
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616 miembros
3 reseñas
½ 4.4
Ranking Global 123
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7,979 miembros
154 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 138
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1,003 miembros
51 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 130
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11,525 miembros
173 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 92
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2,358 miembros
67 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 128
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28,651 miembros
451 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 52
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6,904 miembros
344 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 94
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5,272 miembros
154 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 127
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5,065 miembros
247 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 110
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12,384 miembros
142 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 276
8 Members
Cecrow, Doey, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Takes place during the author's life time.
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43,875 miembros
703 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 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
Explicaciones
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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1,019 miembros
17 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 297
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1,230 miembros
55 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 304
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12,902 miembros
122 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 33
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18,982 miembros
403 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 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
Explicaciones
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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1,371 miembros
22 reseñas
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Ranking Global 98
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4,487 miembros
112 reseñas
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Ranking Global 77
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860 miembros
17 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 134
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39,863 miembros
524 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 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
Explicaciones
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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17,599 miembros
682 reseñas
4.1
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3,116 miembros
51 reseñas
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Ranking Global 107
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2,209 miembros
30 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 129
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3,772 miembros
42 reseñas
4.1
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501 reseñas
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3,012 miembros
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11,494 miembros
272 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 222