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Literary and Historical Fiction I've Read

A list of the modern/contemporary literary and historical fiction I have read. Not counting actual classics...this list is mostly novels from the last 50ish years. There may be more from school but I can't remember. This is mostly adult, with just a few YA or children books that had more serious themes. I really need to read more historical and cultural fiction! I just keep grabbing other books instead.
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Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse Five
1
Kurt Vonnegut
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill (Abbi Waxman)
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
2
Abbi Waxman
The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
3
Abi Daré
Molokai (Alan Brennert)
Molokai
4
Alan Brennert
The Museum of Extraordinary Things (Alice Hoffman)
The Museum of Extraordinary Things
5
Alice Hoffman
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
6
Amy Tan
Folklorn (Angela Mi Young Hur)
Folklorn
7
Angela Mi Young Hur
Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
Firekeeper's Daughter
8
Angeline Boulley
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
9
Angie Thomas
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
10
Anita Diamant
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
11
Ann Patchett
Patron Saint of Liars (Ann Patchett)
Patron Saint of Liars
12
Ann Patchett
State of Wonder (Ann Patchett)
State of Wonder
13
Ann Patchett
Taft (Ann Patchett)
Taft
14
Ann Patchett
The Magician's Assistant (Ann Patchett)
The Magician's Assistant
15
Ann Patchett
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
16
Arthur Golden
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
17
Audrey Niffenegger
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
18
Barbara Kingsolver
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
19
Barbara Kingsolver
Where the Heart Is (Billie Letts)
Where the Heart Is
20
Billie Letts
The Feast of Love (Charles Baxter)
The Feast of Love
21
Charles Baxter
The Girl From Ithaca (Cherry Gregory)
The Girl From Ithaca
22
Cherry Gregory
The Walls of Troy (Cherry Gregory)
The Walls of Troy
23
Cherry Gregory
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
24
Chimamanda Adichie
The Immortalists (Chloe Benjamin)
The Immortalists
25
Chloe Benjamin
Daughters of Sparta (Claire Heywood)
Daughters of Sparta
26
Claire Heywood
The Shadow of Perseus (Claire Heywood)
The Shadow of Perseus
27
Claire Heywood
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
28
Colson Whitehead
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
29
Cormac McCarthy
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
30
Dai Sijie
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
31
Delia Owens
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
32
Diana Gabaldon
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
33
Diane Setterfield
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
34
Elizabeth Kostova
Plain Bad Heroines (Emily Danforth)
Plain Bad Heroines
35
Emily Danforth
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
36
Emily St John Mandel
The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey)
The Snow Child
37
Eowyn Ivey
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
38
Erin Morgenstern
A Woman Is No Man (Etaf Rum)
A Woman Is No Man
39
Etaf Rum
The Color of Air (Gail Tsukiyama)
The Color of Air
40
Gail Tsukiyama
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