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The Most Reviewed Historical Fiction of the Past Three Years

For those of us with a taste for it, historical fiction scratches an itch that no other genre can quite reach. By crossing the wires of creative imagination with rigorous research, historical fiction authors can generate a kind of time travel effect. It's a magic trick that happens somewhere between the page and your eyes.

Here we've collected the most reviewed historical fiction books on Goodreads from the past three years. The idea being: These are books that people have actually read, and really liked, and that's the heart of recommendation, isn't it?
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The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
1
Brit Bennett
Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Malibu Rising
2
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Four Winds (Kristin Hannah)
The Four Winds
3
Kristin Hannah
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
4
Ann Patchett
The Giver of Stars (Jojo Moyes)
The Giver of Stars
5
Jojo Moyes
The Lost Apothecary (Sarah Penner)
The Lost Apothecary
6
Sarah Penner
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
7
Maggie O'farrell
The Lincoln Highway (Amor Towles)
The Lincoln Highway
8
Amor Towles
The Rose Code (Kate Quinn)
The Rose Code
9
Kate Quinn
The Henna Artist (Alka Joshi)
The Henna Artist
10
Alka Joshi
Cilka's Journey (Heather Morris)
Cilka's Journey
11
Heather Morris
This Tender Land (William Kent Krueger)
This Tender Land
12
William Kent Krueger
The Book of Lost Names (Kristin Harmel)
The Book of Lost Names
13
Kristin Harmel
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
14
Douglas Stuart
The Book of Longings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Book of Longings
15
Sue Monk Kidd
The Water Dancer (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
The Water Dancer
16
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
17
Anthony Doerr
The Book of Lost Friends (Lisa Wingate)
The Book of Lost Friends
18
Lisa Wingate
The Paris Library (Janet Skeslien Charles)
The Paris Library
19
Janet Skeslien Charles
The Evening and the Morning (Ken Follett)
The Evening and the Morning
20
Ken Follett
Big Lies in a Small Town (Diane Chamberlain)
Big Lies in a Small Town
21
Diane Chamberlain
The Personal Librarian (Marie Benedict)
The Personal Librarian
22
Marie Benedict
Red at the Bone (Jacqueline Woodson)
Red at the Bone
23
Jacqueline Woodson
The Pull of the Stars (Emma Donoghue)
The Pull of the Stars
24
Emma Donoghue
The Secrets We Kept (Lara Prescott)
The Secrets We Kept
25
Lara Prescott
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
26
Bonnie Garmus
The Dictionary of Lost Words (Pip Williams)
The Dictionary of Lost Words
27
Pip Williams
The Venice Sketchbook (Rhys Bowen)
The Venice Sketchbook
28
Rhys Bowen
Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong
29
James McBride
West With Giraffes (Lynda Rutledge)
West With Giraffes
30
Lynda Rutledge
Outlawed (Anna North)
Outlawed
31
Anna North
The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich)
The Night Watchman
32
Louise Erdrich
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone (Diana Gabaldon)
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
33
Diana Gabaldon
The Lions of Fifth Avenue (Fiona Davis)
The Lions of Fifth Avenue
34
Fiona Davis
Harlem Shuffle (Colson Whitehead)
Harlem Shuffle
35
Colson Whitehead
Black Cake (Charmaine Wilkerson)
Black Cake
36
Charmaine Wilkerson
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