[ATY 2024] History or Historical Fiction

1.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,987 ratings
2.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,432 ratings
3.
A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow 4.32 avg rating — 637,065 ratings
4.
The Moon Gate
The Moon Gate 4.39 avg rating — 2,511 ratings
5.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,402,578 ratings
6.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,969 ratings
7.
The Nightingale
The Nightingale 4.64 avg rating — 1,895,700 ratings
8.
Lessons in Chemistry
Lessons in Chemistry 4.28 avg rating — 1,676,821 ratings
9.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,487 ratings
10.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,613 ratings
11.
Daisy Jones & The Six
Daisy Jones & The Six 4.20 avg rating — 1,772,606 ratings
12.
The Four Winds
The Four Winds 4.30 avg rating — 900,748 ratings
13.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption 4.39 avg rating — 989,276 ratings
14.
Deacon King Kong
Deacon King Kong 4.17 avg rating — 78,015 ratings
15.
The Giver of Stars
The Giver of Stars 4.29 avg rating — 485,852 ratings
16.
The Women
The Women 4.60 avg rating — 1,330,037 ratings
17.
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI 4.14 avg rating — 426,101 ratings
18.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating — 582,872 ratings
19.
The Island of Sea Women
The Island of Sea Women
by: Lisa See
4.32 avg rating — 154,873 ratings
20.
The Summer Before the War
The Summer Before the War 3.79 avg rating — 44,139 ratings
21.
The Vanishing Half
The Vanishing Half 4.13 avg rating — 831,910 ratings
22.
The Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway 4.22 avg rating — 299,424 ratings
23.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 794,039 ratings
24.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #1)
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 253,365 ratings
25.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,743 ratings
26.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating — 473,496 ratings
27.
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy 3.87 avg rating — 26,954 ratings
28.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating — 382,971 ratings
29.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 787,148 ratings
30.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 4.40 avg rating — 3,835,287 ratings
31.
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend 4.23 avg rating — 167,150 ratings
32.
Ordinary Grace
Ordinary Grace 4.27 avg rating — 184,022 ratings
33.
The Nickel Boys
The Nickel Boys 4.26 avg rating — 291,125 ratings
34.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,284 ratings
35.
Circe
Circe 4.22 avg rating — 1,276,795 ratings
36.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,367 ratings
37.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,080,058 ratings
38.
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 32,498 ratings
39.
The Rose Code
The Rose Code 4.45 avg rating — 340,705 ratings
40.
The Boston Girl
The Boston Girl 3.83 avg rating — 88,182 ratings
41.
The Alice Network
The Alice Network 4.32 avg rating — 593,202 ratings
42.
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania 4.13 avg rating — 157,328 ratings
43.
Rules of Civility
Rules of Civility 4.09 avg rating — 262,614 ratings
44.
Our Last Days in Barcelona (The Perez Family, #5)
Our Last Days in Barcelona (The Perez Family, #5) 4.12 avg rating — 14,295 ratings
45.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,732,310 ratings
46.
Shrines of Gaiety
Shrines of Gaiety 3.84 avg rating — 40,500 ratings
47.
West With Giraffes
West With Giraffes 4.33 avg rating — 182,821 ratings
48.
Where the Lost Wander
Where the Lost Wander 4.40 avg rating — 73,663 ratings
48.
News of the World
News of the World 4.08 avg rating — 110,566 ratings
50.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 357,025 ratings
51.
March: Book One (March, #1)
March: Book One (March, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 56,875 ratings
52.
Babel
Babel 4.16 avg rating — 398,589 ratings
53.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,721 ratings
54.
The Great Alone
The Great Alone 4.45 avg rating — 1,076,265 ratings
55.
The Hiding Place
The Hiding Place 4.47 avg rating — 348,536 ratings
55.
The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)
The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 660,066 ratings
57.
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 238,005 ratings
58.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,443 ratings
59.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 477,040 ratings
60.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,950 ratings
61.
The Only Woman in the Room
The Only Woman in the Room 3.87 avg rating — 102,874 ratings
62.
Born of Gilded Mountains
Born of Gilded Mountains 4.21 avg rating — 1,090 ratings
63.
Next Year in Havana (The Perez Family, #1)
Next Year in Havana (The Perez Family, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 144,901 ratings
63.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 248,124 ratings
65.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,830 ratings
66.
Song Yet Sung
Song Yet Sung 4.05 avg rating — 5,999 ratings
67.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,132,090 ratings
68.
Just Mercy
Just Mercy 4.63 avg rating — 254,539 ratings
68.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
by: Dai Sijie
3.64 avg rating — 67,018 ratings
70.
Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1)
Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 34,720 ratings
71.
The Mistress of Bhatia House (Perveen Mistry, #4)
The Mistress of Bhatia House (Perveen Mistry, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 5,389 ratings
72.
The Bookbinder
The Bookbinder 4.04 avg rating — 30,351 ratings
73.
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II 4.15 avg rating — 58,221 ratings
74.
The Vaster Wilds
The Vaster Wilds 3.76 avg rating — 40,761 ratings
75.
The Pull of the Stars
The Pull of the Stars 3.95 avg rating — 87,022 ratings
75.
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125,861 ratings
75.
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York 4.01 avg rating — 36,512 ratings
75.
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present 4.08 avg rating — 259,722 ratings
79.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,098 ratings
80.
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration 4.48 avg rating — 113,304 ratings
80.
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2)
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 299,238 ratings
82.
And the Mountains Echoed
And the Mountains Echoed 4.08 avg rating — 395,506 ratings
83.
The Personal Librarian
The Personal Librarian 4.05 avg rating — 212,801 ratings
84.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,607 ratings
85.
The Paris Library
The Paris Library 4.06 avg rating — 140,759 ratings
85.
Half Broke Horses
Half Broke Horses 4.09 avg rating — 171,109 ratings
87.
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers 4.10 avg rating — 340,251 ratings
88.
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating — 245,705 ratings
89.
The Island of Missing Trees
The Island of Missing Trees 4.15 avg rating — 147,689 ratings
90.
The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)
The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 466,742 ratings
91.
The Lost Apothecary
The Lost Apothecary 3.76 avg rating — 470,504 ratings
91.
Hamnet
Hamnet 4.19 avg rating — 311,031 ratings
93.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,595 ratings
94.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan 4.03 avg rating — 366,994 ratings
95.
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland 4.47 avg rating — 149,118 ratings
96.
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad 4.06 avg rating — 433,400 ratings
97.
A Long Petal of the Sea
A Long Petal of the Sea 4.06 avg rating — 110,149 ratings
98.
Diva
Diva 3.87 avg rating — 6,664 ratings
98.
Rednecks
Rednecks 3.83 avg rating — 2,520 ratings
100.
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 282,000 ratings
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