Melinda's votes on the list Historical Fiction Ultimate Reading List

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1	The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone 4.09 avg rating — 97,296 ratings	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 Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye 4.20 avg rating — 45,176 ratings	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	Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,687 ratings	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	Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 4.31 avg rating — 1,259,538 ratings	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	Hawaii by James A. Michener 4.22 avg rating — 81,767 ratings	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	I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) by Robert Graves 4.24 avg rating — 73,522 ratings	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	Katherine by Anya Seton 4.21 avg rating — 36,010 ratings	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	The King Must Die (Theseus, #1) by Mary Renault 3.97 avg rating — 10,433 ratings	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	The Lady in the Tower (Queens of England, #4) by Jean Plaidy 3.97 avg rating — 4,737 ratings	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	Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) by James Clavell 4.41 avg rating — 214,076 ratings	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	The Assyrian by Nicholas Guild 4.26 avg rating — 1,524 ratings	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	The Beacon at Alexandria by Gillian Bradshaw 4.28 avg rating — 2,043 ratings	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	The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) by Jean M. Auel 4.10 avg rating — 283,781 ratings	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	Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 44,210 ratings	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	The Gilded Chamber: A Novel of Queen Esther by Rebecca Kohn 3.70 avg rating — 2,561 ratings	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 Hippopotamus Marsh (Lords of the Two Lands, #1) by Pauline Gedge 4.05 avg rating — 1,397 ratings	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	King and Goddess by Judith Tarr (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 634 ratings	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	Pompeii by Robert Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 54,064 ratings	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 Red Tent by Anita Diamant (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 633,755 ratings Melinda added it to pre-goodreads 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	Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherfurd (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 46,428 ratings	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	Jerusalem by Cecelia Holland 3.89 avg rating — 408 ratings	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	The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 4.14 avg rating — 397,531 ratings	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	The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman 4.41 avg rating — 22,761 ratings	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	A Vision of Light (Margaret of Ashbury, #1) by Judith Merkle Riley 4.12 avg rating — 3,176 ratings	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	The Winter Mantle by Elizabeth Chadwick (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 2,374 ratings	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	Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 176,194 ratings	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	The Alchemist's Daughter by Katharine McMahon (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 5,079 ratings	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 Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 28,918 ratings	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 Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant 3.81 avg rating — 100,071 ratings	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	Circle of Pearls by Rosalind Laker 4.13 avg rating — 670 ratings	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 Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber 3.89 avg rating — 45,210 ratings	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	Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 4.02 avg rating — 119,487 ratings Melinda added it to pre-goodreads 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 Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) by Dorothy Dunnett 4.14 avg rating — 10,128 ratings	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	Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 783,479 ratings	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	The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. (Josephine Bonaparte, #1) by Sandra Gulland (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 17,332 ratings	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	Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1) by Patrick O'Brian 4.07 avg rating — 63,947 ratings	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	Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester 4.18 avg rating — 19,441 ratings	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 Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 514,704 ratings Melinda 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	Penmarric by Susan Howatch 4.14 avg rating — 6,861 ratings	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	Sails on the Horizon (Napoleonic Wars #1) by Jay Worrall 4.13 avg rating — 1,334 ratings	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 Secret Diary of Anne Bolyn by Robin Maxwell (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 7,728 ratings Melinda added it to pre-goodreads 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	Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 29,738 ratings	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	Through a Glass Darkly (Tamworth Saga, #2) by Karleen Koen (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 11,413 ratings	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	Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund 4.04 avg rating — 45,318 ratings	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 Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) by Caleb Carr 4.06 avg rating — 181,945 ratings	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	Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) by Toni Morrison 3.98 avg rating — 494,404 ratings	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	Brookland by Emily Barton (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 616 ratings	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	City of Light by Lauren Belfer (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 5,791 ratings	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
49	Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 3.89 avg rating — 250,536 ratings	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
50	The Color Purple by Alice Walker 4.28 avg rating — 756,377 ratings	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
51	Creek Mary's Blood by Dee Brown 4.26 avg rating — 1,325 ratings	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
52	Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 141,181 ratings	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
53	Enemy Women by Paulette Jiles 3.75 avg rating — 8,582 ratings	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
54	Into the Wilderness (Wilderness, #1) by Sara Donati 4.12 avg rating — 43,762 ratings	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
55	The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) by Michael Shaara 4.33 avg rating — 92,288 ratings	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
56	The Known World by Edward P. Jones 3.84 avg rating — 45,371 ratings	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
57	Lincoln by Gore Vidal 4.25 avg rating — 9,869 ratings	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
58	North and South (North and South, #1) by John Jakes 4.21 avg rating — 62,586 ratings	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
59	People of the Wolf (North America's Forgotten Past, #1) by W. Michael Gear 3.90 avg rating — 9,994 ratings	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
60	Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow 3.90 avg rating — 46,849 ratings	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
61	Sacajawea by Anna Lee Waldo 4.26 avg rating — 16,405 ratings	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
62	These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 by Nancy E. Turner 4.37 avg rating — 82,226 ratings	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
63	Voodoo Dreams: A Novel of Marie Laveau by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 1,260 ratings	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
64	Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid, #1) by Anchee Min 3.90 avg rating — 25,961 ratings	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
65	The Impressionist by Hari Kunzru (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 3,240 ratings	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
66	Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 4.16 avg rating — 2,116,710 ratings Melinda 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
67	Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 388,610 ratings	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
68	Spring Moon: A Novel of China – A New York Times Bestselling Historical Epic of the Human Spirit Through Generations of Revolution by Bette Bao Lord 3.99 avg rating — 2,961 ratings	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
69	Exodus by Leon Uris 4.34 avg rating — 101,458 ratings	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
70	Flight of the Falcon (Ballantyne, #1) by Wilbur Smith 4.09 avg rating — 6,729 ratings	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