What the Wind Knows is an excellent book! Also, I listened to Where the Crawdads Sing on audible all the way through twice in a row I loved it so much.
I am presently reading Pachinko by Min jin lee. It's a historical fiction, a family saga, spanning over generations and tells you about the ties of Korea & Japan. I am loving it. Hope you read it soon. I am positive that you will love it.
Isabel Allende is a great writer! I highly recommend you "The Japanese Lover" It's set in USA but it also has historical aspects. Allende's writing is supreme! Up to know there is no one of her novels that have disappointed me!
"Maus" by Art Spiegelman is actually a nonfiction graphic novel as it tells the story of Vladek Spiegelman and his wife's life (Art Spiegelman's parents).
One of my all time favorite historical fiction is The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak and I love reading about WWI WWII novels, Tudor era novels, and Flapper era. I love The Diviners series and The Last Magician series by Lisa Maxwell. I like historical fantasy novels as well.
I loved this video so much! The best part about it, for me, was that I had read so many of the ones mentioned, I recognized how similar our taste is with historical fiction (I’ve always thought it was) and anything I hadn’t read, I added to my TBR OR already have waiting on my shelves! I wanted to tell you that I read The Mercies and The Prophets at the very beginning of this year and still think about them. They’re some of my favorite historical fiction of all time. And I just finished Hamnet last month and after being so scared to read it, because it had been hyped so much, and it ended up being absolutely wonderful. I think you’ll really enjoy all three!
I really enjoyed Where the Crawdads Sing. Looking forward to watching the film adaptation. The Glass House sounds so intriguing. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it! ☺
Ouch, my poor TBR list! Thanks for the recommendations. I would recommend Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, I just finished it and loved it. It spans a long time period, following a few generations of a family across Ghana and America from the slave trade to our more recent past. The Sympathiser is another great book set during the Vietnam War!
I have The Prophets on my TBR as well ! I loved Hamnet so I'm glad you will be reading it :-) I have read 6 of the titles you mention. I also need to start reading Pachinko :-)
Loved this! I love historical fiction and read a lot of it. If I had to pick a favorite time period I'd say probably Middle Ages or WWII. Some favorite historical fiction: Hamnet (so good!), Wolf Hall trilogy by Hilary Mantel, the Matthew Shardlake series by CJ Sansom, Burial Rites by Hannah Kent, Fever by Mary Beth Keane, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman. Oh, and To Kill a Mockingbird was a favorite of my too- I named my first dog Scout.
Historical fiction is one of my favourite genres, so this topic is right up my alley. Ancient history is my favourite time period to read about by far, but I tend to like anything up to and including the Victorian era. I also love reading books set outside of Europe, or at the very least outside of England (I feel like 90% of all historical fiction is set in London, lol). Some favourites would include Mary Renault's Alexander the Great trilogy, Stealing Fire by Jo Graham, The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker, both of Madeline Miller's books, The Conqueror's Saga trilogy by Kiersten White and The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee. Some of those fall more into the alternative history/historical fantasy category rather than "pure" historical fiction, but based on your selection I thought that'd be fine :)
so many great recs! i don't know if you've read it, but burial rites is also a great historical fiction. and the topic of the novel is something that i hadn't read before, so i think you should definitely check it out if you haven't already.
A fair few of these are on my TBR, but there are a couple I’ve never heard of! River Song and Sugar Money are going to have to go on the list I think 😂
i think one of my favourtie historical fiction books is Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink. it's set in like a victorian england and it's about these twin sisters and there's a boarding school as one of the places we're in and there's this sinister prophecy about then about gates of hell and stuff and it's very gothic and I love it. I've reread it a couple of times. also, my friend recently got me The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre, which I've never heard of before but it's set during Louis XIV's rule and it has a bit of magic in it, so it's near the top of my tbr. and i think this europe between 16th and 20th century is the historical fiction I'm most interested in.
Good selection of titles. The Glass House is excellent one of the best books I've read this year. Sugar Money isn't my favourite Jane Harris book I had trouble understanding some of the dialogue, my favourite book of hers is The Observations.
Isabel Allende has other adventure books that I think are amazing, I would classify them as middle grade or young adult. It's a trilogy called Memories of the eagle and the jaguar
Favorite HF novel: Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman Favorite HF era: 1920's, specifically Harlem Renaissance - Striver's Row era. I also want to read more set in New Orleans. That place has a lot of untold history.
I started reading How to kill a Mockingbird twice now and never got far 🤦🏼♀️ i think i have to get the audio book for this one 😅 also I didn‘t think I read a lot of historical fiction but apparently I do because I‘ve read quite a lot of the books you‘ve mentioned!
Have you read any of Ruth Sepetys' books...like Between Shades of Gray....or True Colors by Kristin Hannah....The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim M. Richardson??
Loved ONCE UPON A RIVER. I was bored with Things in Jars. Got but haven't read The Mercies. Favourite periods: WWI & WWII, The Cold war years, Victorian England and Tudor England. But I'm open to any period as long as the story interested me.
Interesting list. Think I'll reread mockingbird. People forget "a tale of two cities" is literally a historical novel. Even when it was new. Give it a try, if you've not read it. Not for nothing did people end up in new York Harbour due to the rush the get the latest instalment off the ship.
@@TheBookCastle it's probably one of the ones with the most memorable characters. Just wait till you meet the couple with the wine 🍷 shop. As for the "stoppage at the fountain ⛲".....prepare to feel a bit left of centre politically lol.
Thank you very much for creating these book videos.! It's both enlightening and enjoyable to listen to you! Thank you for that! Should you ever happen to get around to it, a book called The Age of Light was about a 1920s American fashion model in Paris who becomes a photographer. Based on a real life story. Would love to hear your opinion, should you ever happen to read it. Thank you again!
I enjoy reading about the time between WWI and WWII in London. I enjoy the Maisie Dobbs series by Jaqueline Winspear. I grew up in the 50s and 60s and it pains me to read about those times because I’m embarrassed and appalled at the blissful ignorance of whites at that time (I’m white).
Historical fiction is my favorite genre😍😍. Especially ancient history till the early modern period.
absolutely interesting books you have love your commentary it's so unique which I quite like
What the Wind Knows is an excellent book! Also, I listened to Where the Crawdads Sing on audible all the way through twice in a row I loved it so much.
Maus was my first ever graphic novel, assigned reading during my first year of college. It has stayed with me all this time!
Awesome! It's definitely the kind of book that stays with you!
I am presently reading Pachinko by Min jin lee. It's a historical fiction, a family saga, spanning over generations and tells you about the ties of Korea & Japan. I am loving it. Hope you read it soon. I am positive that you will love it.
Oooh, glad to hear you like it! :D
I loved Pachinko.
I loved it so much
Isabel Allende is a great writer! I highly recommend you "The Japanese Lover" It's set in USA but it also has historical aspects. Allende's writing is supreme! Up to know there is no one of her novels that have disappointed me!
I've actually read that one! :D I definitely want to read more of her work, I agree, her writing is fantastic!
"Maus" by Art Spiegelman is actually a nonfiction graphic novel as it tells the story of Vladek Spiegelman and his wife's life (Art Spiegelman's parents).
Oh gosh, I totally forgot it was nonfiction! I'll make a note of it in the description box. Thank you!
@@TheBookCastle No problem ;)
your book recommendations are so unique, can't get enough of them & I mean it :)
Thank you so much!
the pillars of the earth is probably my favourite historical fiction novel. That i've read this year, small pleasures by clare chambers was very good
Oooh yes, that's a really good one! I read the Pillars of the Earth yeeeears ago and really should try to reread them! :)
@@TheBookCastle I loved Pillars of the Earth and World Without End. There is now a prequel and a sequel which I want to read.
Pachinko is the obvious favorite, but I also love The Shadow of the Wind, Molokai, Shogun, and The Kite Runner. Such a great genre
One of my all time favorite historical fiction is The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak and I love reading about WWI WWII novels, Tudor era novels, and Flapper era. I love The Diviners series and The Last Magician series by Lisa Maxwell. I like historical fantasy novels as well.
Oooh, awesome :D
Hamnet is so so good!
Can't wait to read it! :D
I loved this video so much! The best part about it, for me, was that I had read so many of the ones mentioned, I recognized how similar our taste is with historical fiction (I’ve always thought it was) and anything I hadn’t read, I added to my TBR OR already have waiting on my shelves! I wanted to tell you that I read The Mercies and The Prophets at the very beginning of this year and still think about them. They’re some of my favorite historical fiction of all time. And I just finished Hamnet last month and after being so scared to read it, because it had been hyped so much, and it ended up being absolutely wonderful. I think you’ll really enjoy all three!
Yay, I'm so glad you liked it! :D And I'm happy to her your thoughts on those three books, that makes me so much more excited to read them! :D
I really enjoyed Where the Crawdads Sing. Looking forward to watching the film adaptation. The Glass House sounds so intriguing. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it! ☺
Can’t wait to read the books set in the Caribbean being from there myself …. You have the best non-spoiler summaries 🙂.
Thank you! :D
What the Winds Knows is FABULOUS!!!
Happy to hear it! :D
I love historical fiction, this is a great list and many I haven't heard of before!
Yay, glad you liked it! :D
Thanks for all the great recommendations! What The Wind Knows is fantastic! I will be rereading it soon!
I'm glad you liked them! :D I really need to get to What the Wind Knows :D
Ouch, my poor TBR list! Thanks for the recommendations. I would recommend Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, I just finished it and loved it. It spans a long time period, following a few generations of a family across Ghana and America from the slave trade to our more recent past. The Sympathiser is another great book set during the Vietnam War!
Haha, sorry not sorry xD I've read Homegoing and I agree, it's great! :D
Homegoing was such a great book!
I have The Prophets on my TBR as well ! I loved Hamnet so I'm glad you will be reading it :-) I have read 6 of the titles you mention. I also need to start reading Pachinko :-)
Oooh, awesome! :D
Loved this! I love historical fiction and read a lot of it. If I had to pick a favorite time period I'd say probably Middle Ages or WWII. Some favorite historical fiction: Hamnet (so good!), Wolf Hall trilogy by Hilary Mantel, the Matthew Shardlake series by CJ Sansom, Burial Rites by Hannah Kent, Fever by Mary Beth Keane, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman. Oh, and To Kill a Mockingbird was a favorite of my too- I named my first dog Scout.
Glad you liked it! :D I agree with a lot of your faves for sure! :D And how cute that you named your dog Scout
Historical fiction is one of my favourite genres, so this topic is right up my alley. Ancient history is my favourite time period to read about by far, but I tend to like anything up to and including the Victorian era. I also love reading books set outside of Europe, or at the very least outside of England (I feel like 90% of all historical fiction is set in London, lol).
Some favourites would include Mary Renault's Alexander the Great trilogy, Stealing Fire by Jo Graham, The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker, both of Madeline Miller's books, The Conqueror's Saga trilogy by Kiersten White and The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee. Some of those fall more into the alternative history/historical fantasy category rather than "pure" historical fiction, but based on your selection I thought that'd be fine :)
Oooh, I'll have to look up some of these favorites you mentioned! :D
Mine too, you should try Red Winter Journey by Paul Rushworth-Brown
I suggest Persepolis it's a historical graphic novel
so many great recs! i don't know if you've read it, but burial rites is also a great historical fiction. and the topic of the novel is something that i hadn't read before, so i think you should definitely check it out if you haven't already.
Thank you! I've read Burial Rites and am kicking myself for forgetting to include it in this video xD Such a great book!
A fair few of these are on my TBR, but there are a couple I’ve never heard of! River Song and Sugar Money are going to have to go on the list I think 😂
Yaaay, that's great! :D
i think one of my favourtie historical fiction books is Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink. it's set in like a victorian england and it's about these twin sisters and there's a boarding school as one of the places we're in and there's this sinister prophecy about then about gates of hell and stuff and it's very gothic and I love it. I've reread it a couple of times.
also, my friend recently got me The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre, which I've never heard of before but it's set during Louis XIV's rule and it has a bit of magic in it, so it's near the top of my tbr.
and i think this europe between 16th and 20th century is the historical fiction I'm most interested in.
Ooh, that book sounds great! :D
Good selection of titles. The Glass House is excellent one of the best books I've read this year. Sugar Money isn't my favourite Jane Harris book I had trouble understanding some of the dialogue, my favourite book of hers is The Observations.
Thank you! :D
Great video! Thank you!!
Isabel Allende has other adventure books that I think are amazing, I would classify them as middle grade or young adult. It's a trilogy called Memories of the eagle and the jaguar
And I think you'd like them
Oooh, excellent, thank you so much! :D
Favorite HF novel: Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman
Favorite HF era: 1920's, specifically Harlem Renaissance - Striver's Row era.
I also want to read more set in New Orleans. That place has a lot of untold history.
I also love books set in the 1920's! :D And I agree, New Orleans is a great setting
The Mercies er utrolig bra!
Har du lest Søsterklokkene av Lars Mytting? Den er jo veldig populær, men det er veldig gode grunner til det!
Oooh, gleder meg til å lese! Har ikke lest Søsterklokkene, men har hørt den er bra, så burde definitivt prøve den! :D
I started reading How to kill a Mockingbird twice now and never got far 🤦🏼♀️ i think i have to get the audio book for this one 😅 also I didn‘t think I read a lot of historical fiction but apparently I do because I‘ve read quite a lot of the books you‘ve mentioned!
Aww, maybe the audio will make it better for you! :D
@@TheBookCastle I really hope so as I truly want to read the book! Audio usually does the trick for me especially with classics, weird but whatever 😅
Thank you so much for your recommendations! 💖
Have you read any of Ruth Sepetys' books...like Between Shades of Gray....or True Colors by Kristin Hannah....The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim M. Richardson??
I haven't read any Sepetys, but I have one of her books waiting for me to be read :D
If your interested in historical fiction/fantasy you should really read Guy Gavriel Kay. His writing is just beautiful!
Oooh, thank you so much for the recommendation!
@@TheBookCastle 😊
Loved ONCE UPON A RIVER. I was bored with Things in Jars. Got but haven't read The Mercies. Favourite periods: WWI & WWII, The Cold war years, Victorian England and Tudor England. But I'm open to any period as long as the story interested me.
Interesting! I feel the same, I'm happy to read a book set in any time period if I'm interested in the story :D
I’ve read 9 on your list
The Strays by Emily Bitto is unforgettable .
☘️👋🍀
Oooh, awesome! :D And I agree!
I loved The Diviners but I haven't continued the series. Have you read the whole series?
I've read three and planning on reading the fourth one this fall :D I think the first one is the best one, but really enjoyed the others as well :)
Interesting list. Think I'll reread mockingbird. People forget "a tale of two cities" is literally a historical novel.
Even when it was new. Give it a try, if you've not read it. Not for nothing did people end up in new York Harbour due to the rush the get the latest instalment off the ship.
I haven't read that one, but it's on my (very) long list of classics to read xD
@@TheBookCastle it's probably one of the ones with the most memorable characters. Just wait till you meet the couple with the wine 🍷 shop. As for the "stoppage at the fountain ⛲".....prepare to feel a bit left of centre politically lol.
Thank you very much for creating these book videos.! It's both enlightening and enjoyable to listen to you! Thank you for that! Should you ever happen to get around to it, a book called The Age of Light was about a 1920s American fashion model in Paris who becomes a photographer. Based on a real life story. Would love to hear your opinion, should you ever happen to read it. Thank you again!
Thank you, and thank you for the recommendation!
Why is ''Where The Crawdads Sing'' historical fiction?
Because it's set in the 50's and 60's :)
I enjoy reading about the time between WWI and WWII in London. I enjoy the Maisie Dobbs series by Jaqueline Winspear. I grew up in the 50s and 60s and it pains me to read about those times because I’m embarrassed and appalled at the blissful ignorance of whites at that time (I’m white).
Aaah, that's very interesting!
Seeing all these books i think you will like the home for unwanted girls by Joanna Goodman
Thank you for the recommendation! :D