Best Historical Fiction

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5,878 medlemmar
226 recensioner
3.9
Global rankning 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
Förklaringar
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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2,382 medlemmar
67 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 61
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2,157 medlemmar
95 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 260
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1,621 medlemmar
56 recensioner
4
Global rankning 160
5
2,967 medlemmar
133 recensioner
4.2
Global rankning 157
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16,085 medlemmar
286 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 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
Förklaringar
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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2,365 medlemmar
78 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 113
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2,828 medlemmar
105 recensioner
4
Global rankning 135
13
11,525 medlemmar
173 recensioner
3.9
Global rankning 92
14
2,670 medlemmar
36 recensioner
3.8
Global rankning 239
15
2,140 medlemmar
94 recensioner
3.8
Global rankning 215
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5,799 medlemmar
52 recensioner
½ 3.7
Global rankning 254
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2,996 medlemmar
43 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 285
18
15,275 medlemmar
158 recensioner
½ 3.7
Global rankning 112
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12,916 medlemmar
289 recensioner
4
Global rankning 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
Förklaringar
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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9,667 medlemmar
200 recensioner
4
Global rankning 97
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1,410 medlemmar
37 recensioner
3.8
Global rankning 237
23
10,971 medlemmar
207 recensioner
4
Global rankning 102
13 Members
RuMuse, bjappleg8, awsexton, merrystar, deldevries, elkiedee, cej1027, al.vick, DDreawriter, Laura1124, Daviette, fredasteele, Curran2
Förklaringar
RuMuse: Very engaging young adult novel set in Puritan New England. Depicts the social constrictions on girls and women.
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16,298 medlemmar
298 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 99
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22,782 medlemmar
197 recensioner
3.9
Global rankning 133
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7,940 medlemmar
374 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 173
13 Members
brewergirl, ehines, kiwiflowa, souloftherose, LisaMaria_C, cfk, Doey, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda, ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington ,hoddybook ,Jarandel
Förklaringar
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition. Main characters are not from historical time period.
sturlington : Science fiction.
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390 medlemmar
6 recensioner
4.2
Global rankning 564
-
2,270 medlemmar
151 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 583
3 Members
cfk, Doey, gypsysmom,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington
Förklaringar
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition. Main characters are not from the time period.
sturlington : Science fiction.
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78,148 medlemmar
1,431 recensioner
½ 4.4
Global rankning 187
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av Avi
1,697 medlemmar
17 recensioner
½ 3.6
Global rankning 572