BookishBetty's votes on the list Best Historical Fiction

Listopia > BookishBetty's votes on the list Best Historical Fiction (48 Books)

1	The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 858,183 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Red Tent by Anita Diamant (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 643,577 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) by Jean M. Auel 4.11 avg rating — 287,986 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Color Purple (The Color Purple, #1) by Alice Walker 4.28 avg rating — 772,800 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 394,672 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 3.89 avg rating — 252,558 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind 4.04 avg rating — 585,019 ratings BookishBetty rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Katherine by Anya Seton 4.21 avg rating — 36,928 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 3.88 avg rating — 355,197 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 144,622 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 161,868 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd (One Thousand White Women, #1) by Jim Fergus (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 139,492 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Beloved by Toni Morrison 3.99 avg rating — 514,073 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) by Mary Stewart 4.13 avg rating — 49,261 ratings BookishBetty rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) by Connie Willis 4.03 avg rating — 66,960 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) by Jean M. Auel 4.05 avg rating — 98,457 ratings BookishBetty rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	River God (Ancient Egypt, #1) by Wilbur Smith 4.23 avg rating — 45,012 ratings BookishBetty rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 1,726,591 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 90,277 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters 4.06 avg rating — 81,256 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 4.31 avg rating — 294,502 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Les Misérables by Victor Hugo 4.22 avg rating — 865,217 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Cane River by Lalita Tademy (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 51,024 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake 4.24 avg rating — 29,713 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 4.34 avg rating — 691,149 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Robe: The New York Times Bestseller―A Roman Soldier's Quest for Faith After the Crucifixion by Lloyd C. Douglas 4.24 avg rating — 27,689 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 27,650 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 4.12 avg rating — 812,915 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 4.02 avg rating — 225,128 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 4.04 avg rating — 672,777 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) by Pearl S. Buck 4.01 avg rating — 264,805 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 57,309 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist, #1) by Jessie Burton 3.62 avg rating — 155,723 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Timeline by Michael Crichton 3.87 avg rating — 220,711 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Company of Liars by Karen Maitland (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 17,281 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 718,577 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker 3.96 avg rating — 10,041 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici by Jeanne Kalogridis (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 7,554 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 58,037 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 3.99 avg rating — 124,016 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The House Girl by Tara Conklin (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 63,748 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 513,309 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 325,786 ratings BookishBetty added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Fever by Mary Beth Keane (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 16,796 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Outcasts by Kathleen Kent (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 1,897 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Red River by Lalita Tademy (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 3,544 ratings BookishBetty rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 10,092 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 466,262 ratings BookishBetty rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars