Historical 20th Century Fiction at the Boston Athenaeum

1.
English Creek
English Creek
by: Ivan Doig
4.12 avg rating — 5,983 ratings
2.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,863 ratings
3.
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 340,747 ratings
4.
Boy, Snow, Bird
Boy, Snow, Bird 3.34 avg rating — 30,809 ratings
4.
Off Keck Road
Off Keck Road 3.21 avg rating — 492 ratings
6.
Ragtime
Ragtime 3.89 avg rating — 45,694 ratings
7.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,233 ratings
8.
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald 3.86 avg rating — 58,101 ratings
9.
Half Blood Blues
Half Blood Blues 3.70 avg rating — 17,537 ratings
10.
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key 4.18 avg rating — 489,793 ratings
11.
Across the Bitter Sea
Across the Bitter Sea 3.86 avg rating — 57 ratings
11.
Everything I Never Told You
Everything I Never Told You 3.83 avg rating — 598,291 ratings
13.
At Swim, Two Boys
At Swim, Two Boys 4.11 avg rating — 9,622 ratings
14.
The Given Day (Coughlin #1)
The Given Day (Coughlin #1) 4.07 avg rating — 28,126 ratings
15.
The Frightened Man (Denton, #1)
The Frightened Man (Denton, #1) 3.37 avg rating — 492 ratings
16.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 86,564 ratings
17.
The House of Special Purpose
The House of Special Purpose 4.19 avg rating — 15,764 ratings
18.
The Fig Eater
The Fig Eater 2.94 avg rating — 3,367 ratings
19.
The Shoemaker's Wife
The Shoemaker's Wife 4.02 avg rating — 87,167 ratings
20.
The Bird Artist
The Bird Artist 3.83 avg rating — 3,977 ratings
21.
Every Man for Himself
Every Man for Himself 3.48 avg rating — 1,884 ratings
22.
The Air We Breathe
The Air We Breathe 3.43 avg rating — 1,729 ratings
23.
The Sandcastle Girls
The Sandcastle Girls 3.89 avg rating — 42,271 ratings
24.
Cold Sassy Tree
Cold Sassy Tree 4.02 avg rating — 104,862 ratings
25.
The House of Velvet and Glass
The House of Velvet and Glass 3.35 avg rating — 7,927 ratings
26.
Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,065 ratings
27.
Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish 3.93 avg rating — 6,988 ratings
28.
Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night
Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night 3.87 avg rating — 1,146 ratings
29.
Deafening
Deafening 3.82 avg rating — 4,413 ratings
30.
The Aviator's Wife
The Aviator's Wife 3.91 avg rating — 75,932 ratings
31.
The Master Butchers Singing Club
The Master Butchers Singing Club 4.06 avg rating — 25,991 ratings
32.
Carter Beats the Devil
Carter Beats the Devil 4.09 avg rating — 13,981 ratings
33.
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie 3.51 avg rating — 40,909 ratings
34.
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt 3.88 avg rating — 41,724 ratings
35.
When We Argued All Night
When We Argued All Night 3.53 avg rating — 276 ratings
36.
China Dolls
China Dolls
by: Lisa See
3.66 avg rating — 38,773 ratings
37.
Mary Coin
Mary Coin 3.91 avg rating — 9,351 ratings
38.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,231 ratings
39.
The Castle in the Forest
The Castle in the Forest 3.15 avg rating — 3,103 ratings
40.
Winter: A Berlin Family, 1899-1945 (Bernard Samson, #0)
Winter: A Berlin Family, 1899-1945 (Bernard Samson, #0) 4.15 avg rating — 3,007 ratings
41.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,342 ratings