Retrospective of Historical Fiction

Descripció
Guiding my reading in historical fiction.
1
L'Assassí cec
de Margaret Atwood
16,466 membres
384 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
sturlington, peterveen, kara.shamy, dianeham
2
Year of Wonders
de Geraldine Brooks
8,706 membres
411 ressenyes
4
4 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, kara.shamy, dianeham
3
El perfum : història d'un assassí
de Patrick Süskind
18,091 membres
447 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, ahef1963
Explicacions
ahef1963: A weird tale, verging on if not actually horror, but certainly worth reading.
4
The English Patient
de Michael Ondaatje
11,545 membres
174 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, peterveen
5
Meridià de sang
de Cormac McCarthy
11,543 membres
272 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
sturlington, peterveen, kara.shamy
6
Bring Up the Bodies
de Hilary Mantel
6,916 membres
345 ressenyes
½ 4.3
4 Members
hipdeep, peterveen, kara.shamy, dianeham,sturlington
7
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
de David Mitchell
5,900 membres
312 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
sturlington, peterveen, dianeham
8
Angle of Repose
de Wallace Stegner
5,453 membres
182 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
sturlington, ahef1963, dianeham
Explicacions
ahef1963: One of the best. Partially epistolary, so vivid in detail.
9
The Little Stranger
de Sarah Waters
5,086 membres
343 ressenyes
½ 3.6
3 Members
sturlington, peterveen, kara.shamy
10
The Luminaries
de Eleanor Catton
5,017 membres
247 ressenyes
3.8
4 Members
KimarieBee, peterveen, kara.shamy, dianeham,sturlington
11
A Morbid Taste for Bones
de Ellis Peters
3,926 membres
103 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, ahef1963, kara.shamy
12
The Dream of Scipio
de Iain Pears
2,202 membres
54 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, peterveen
13
Lavinia
de Ursula K. Le Guin
2,142 membres
93 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, kara.shamy, dianeham
14
Història de dues ciutats
de Charles Dickens
36,583 membres
455 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
KimarieBee, peterveen, ahef1963,sturlington
Explicacions
ahef1963: a) The first Dickens I ever read, and I was swept away by the story. b) Bring Kleenex.
15
Memòries d'una geisha
de Arthur Golden
36,555 membres
562 ressenyes
4
3 Members
sturlington, peterveen, ahef1963,dianeham
Explicacions
ahef1963: Excellent.
16
Wolf Hall
de Hilary Mantel
13,462 membres
650 ressenyes
4
4 Members
hipdeep, peterveen, kara.shamy, dianeham,sturlington ,ahef1963
Explicacions
ahef1963 : Way too many characters to remember. I kept losing track of who was who.
17
The Song of Achilles
de Madeline Miller
12,992 membres
505 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
sturlington, kara.shamy
18
Jo, Claudi
de Robert Graves
9,170 membres
168 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
peterveen, ahef1963, kara.shamy,sturlington
19
Shōgun
de James Clavell
7,983 membres
132 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
peterveen, ahef1963, dianeham,sturlington
20
The Daughter of Time
de Josephine Tey
5,902 membres
226 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
peterveen, ahef1963, dianeham,sturlington
Explicacions
ahef1963: I have heard it described as the best crime novel ever. It's really good.
21
The Sisters Brothers
de Patrick deWitt
4,263 membres
310 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
sturlington, dianeham
22
The Mirror & the Light
de Hilary Mantel
2,761 membres
103 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
hipdeep, kara.shamy
23
The King Must Die
de Mary Renault
2,670 membres
55 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
sturlington, peterveen
24
L'historiador
de Elizabeth Kostova
21,421 membres
755 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
ahef1963, kara.shamy,sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington : abandoned
ahef1963: If I had a top ten favourite books list, this one would be on it. History, vampires, mystery, beautiful settings; it's grand.
25
Les hores
de Michael Cunningham
12,694 membres
232 ressenyes
3.9
Member
sturlington
26
Falsa identitat
de Sarah Waters
7,811 membres
285 ressenyes
4
2 Members
peterveen, kara.shamy,sturlington
27
The Crimson Petal and the White
de Michel Faber
6,733 membres
197 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
peterveen, kara.shamy,sturlington
28
La ronda de nit
de Sarah Waters
4,388 membres
153 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
peterveen, kara.shamy,sturlington
29
Sarum
de Edward Rutherfurd
4,048 membres
78 ressenyes
4
2 Members
peterveen, ahef1963,sturlington
30
Mar de roselles
de Amitav Ghosh
3,103 membres
151 ressenyes
4
Member
sturlington
31
The Sealed Letter
de Emma Donoghue
897 membres
46 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
sturlington
32
La lletra escarlata
de Nathaniel Hawthorne
36,482 membres
371 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Member
ahef1963,sturlington
Explicacions
ahef1963: A real favourite. As vibrant a tale today as it was when it was written.
33
Beloved
de Toni Morrison
22,787 membres
405 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
peterveen, kara.shamy,sturlington ,ahef1963
Explicacions
sturlington : Slavery, America
ahef1963 : I managed to finish it, but only with the help of an online source that steered me through what she was talking about. Unnecessarily dense.
34
La noia de la perla
de Tracy Chevalier
17,249 membres
319 ressenyes
3.8
Member
ahef1963,sturlington
Explicacions
ahef1963: Lovely book.
35
The Red Tent
de Anita Diamant
16,901 membres
393 ressenyes
4
Member
ahef1963,sturlington
Explicacions
ahef1963: Another great book. Gives so much power to the women who populate the Old Testament.
36
Besar el vellut
de Sarah Waters
5,094 membres
146 ressenyes
4
Member
kara.shamy,sturlington
37
Affinity
de Sarah Waters
3,344 membres
129 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
kara.shamy,sturlington
38
The Paying Guests
de Sarah Waters
3,199 membres
199 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
kara.shamy,sturlington
39
The Far Pavilions
de M. M. Kaye
2,388 membres
67 ressenyes
4.1
Member
ahef1963,sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington : Sadly, it is not available at my library.
ahef1963: I love this one so much that one of my children is named for a character in this book. It is chick flick meets historical fiction and it is a great story.
40
Away
de Amy Bloom
2,065 membres
126 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
kara.shamy,sturlington
41
Lucky Us
de Amy Bloom
882 membres
89 ressenyes
½ 3.3
Member
kara.shamy,sturlington
42
The Fifth Queen Trilogy
de Ford Madox Ford
362 membres
4 ressenyes
3.8
Member
kara.shamy,sturlington
43
The Outcasts
de Kathleen Kent
203 membres
17 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
kara.shamy,sturlington
44
The Other Boleyn Girl
de Philippa Gregory
15,541 membres
379 ressenyes
3.9
45
The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus
de Margaret Atwood
5,860 membres
256 ressenyes
½ 3.6
46
The Raj Quartet
de Paul Scott
617 membres
3 ressenyes
½ 4.4
Member
peterveen,sturlington ,ahef1963
Explicacions
ahef1963 : Reading one of the books I can imagine, but it's pretty dry getting through all four.
47
El clan de l'ós de les cavernes
de Jean M. Auel
12,784 membres
286 ressenyes
3.9
Explicacions
ahef1963 : Honestly, it's great for light reading, but it's not well-written.
48
Capità de mar i de guerra
de Patrick O'Brian
9,278 membres
216 ressenyes
4
Explicacions
ahef1963 : This is probably just me, but as I don't know port from starboard, I felt dreadfully lost in a book that is constantly needing the reader to know where the characters are on the ship!