Editors' Top Picks
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
133rd out of 7,773 books — 26,021 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerWorld Without End by Ken FollettBeowulf by Unknown
Best Middle Ages Books
36th out of 1,247 books — 1,737 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
2245th out of 77,635 books — 289,818 voters
The Physician by Noah GordonThe Alienist by Caleb CarrOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettCutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Best Historical Medical Fiction
1st out of 149 books — 126 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Medicine and Literature
82nd out of 1,947 books — 2,086 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
3055th out of 32,302 books — 123,223 voters

The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Chosen by Chaim PotokPeople of the Book by Geraldine BrooksThe Dovekeepers by Alice HoffmanJoheved by Maggie Anton
Jewish Historical Fiction non-Holocaust
31st out of 314 books — 286 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWolf Hall by Hilary MantelKatherine by Anya SetonWorld Without End by Ken FollettThe Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
History through Novels: England/UK
31st out of 309 books — 179 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
1235th out of 7,889 books — 49,803 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOutlander by Diana GabaldonMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
467th out of 2,609 books — 2,966 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanWolf Hall by Hilary MantelWorld Without End by Ken FollettKatherine by Anya Seton
History through Novels: 1000-1899 Western Europe
32nd out of 435 books — 181 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Recommended Historical Fiction
445th out of 3,770 books — 3,736 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Help by Kathryn StockettBring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
237th out of 1,123 books — 1,157 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
645th out of 1,874 books — 6,997 voters

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Godfather by Mario PuzoOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Family Saga Novels
156th out of 867 books — 881 voters
World Without End by Ken FollettGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettPeople of the Book by Geraldine BrooksThe Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
Non-Royals in Historical Fiction
8th out of 102 books — 31 voters

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Family Sagas
147th out of 643 books — 689 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best historical fiction novels
437th out of 1,218 books — 1,026 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
3051st out of 8,089 books — 5,807 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboTwilight by Stephenie MeyerCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Books I Became So Obsessed With I Stopped Everything Else in My Life to Finish.
5422nd out of 12,664 books — 10,426 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
YA Books Far Better than Twilight
1295th out of 3,212 books — 4,867 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Books
6139th out of 14,841 books — 10,441 voters

Blood, Steel and Reputation by James GaultLongsword by Dimitar GyopsalievOathbreaker by Dimitar GyopsalievThe Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
Medieval Adventure
22nd out of 110 books — 48 voters
EL TERCER TESTIGO by Juan José Soriano LluchThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Dovekeepers by Alice HoffmanThe Blood of Flowers by Anita AmirrezvaniEqual of the Sun by Anita Amirrezvani
Historical Fiction - Middle East
21st out of 130 books — 80 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoL'amica geniale by Elena FerranteLa sombra del viento by Carlos Ruiz ZafónDer Vorleser by Bernhard Schlink
Thalia Best 100 Books Of The Last 100 Years
40th out of 101 books — 11 voters
The Tempest by William ShakespeareThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Odyssey by Homer
The Blank
532nd out of 2,105 books — 142 voters

Circe by Madeline MillerHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellDoomsday Book by Connie WillisThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
52 Book Club 2021: #16 Set Before The 17th Century
57th out of 252 books — 54 voters
Hamnet by Maggie O'FarrellThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis PetersTreasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
[ATY 2023] Books Set in Pre-19th Century
73rd out of 271 books — 61 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
7850th out of 15,348 books — 17,191 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingDivergent by Veronica RothCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
MUST READS!!!
7605th out of 15,071 books — 10,740 voters

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