Future
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Greenwood by Michael Christie
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Past
The Skylark’s War by Hilary McKay
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Hamnet (and Judith) by Maggie O’Farrell
The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.
Small Island by Andrea Levy
Multiple Time Periods (especially past/current [or close to current] or a continuum that’s still ongoing)
The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones et al
I think I mostly got these categorized correctly, though there are a couple I haven’t read in here, and some that may fit in the combined time period category that I’ve forgotten! But either way, they all at least partly take place in a different time from where we are now. All the ones on this list that I’ve read I’ve enjoyed, some immensely.
What about you guys? Did you choose just one other time period to focus on this week or did you do a combo like me? Have you read any of these? Do you have any others that would fit on my list?
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I love historical fiction, so I focused on that today. I’ve only read two of the books from your list. THE NIGHTINGALE is one of my favorite books of all time. I liked THE THINGS WE CANNOT SAY, but didn’t love it.
Happy TTT!
Susan
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The Nightingale was great, I definitely understand why it is so beloved by so many readers!
Project Hail Mary was so much fun! 🙂
It really was!
There are so many good books on this list! I loved Project Hail Mary and Cloud Cuckoo Land.
Thanks! I loved Project Hail Mary. One of my favourites!
Cloud Cuckoo Land Could be both future and past. I loved that book, btw.
https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2025/02/ttt-books-set-in-different-time-recent.html
You’re right! It was a very interesting read.
I’m not a big science fiction fan either, but I really enjoy historical fiction. Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
I’m with you there!
Hamnet was so incredible! I did not have high expectations but I absolutely loved it
Me too! I’m very glad I gave it a try, I ended up enjoying it a lot.
My uncle has told me to read Small Island so many times. I need to do it! It does sound amazing!
It’s an interesting one, but honestly not my favourite! I watched the series based on it… and much as I hate to admit it, I think maybe I could have just skipped the book? Yikes, I almost never say that! But the show does have Benedict Cumberbatch in it, so maybe that makes it justifiable!?
Greenwood has me curious, as it’s set in multiple timelines. This week’s list focused on my favorite historical fiction reads from last year.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/favorite-historical-fiction-reads-from-2024/
It’s been a while since I read it, but it was a very interesting book. I liked how centred it was on trees, and how important they are. I preferred Christie’s first novel – If I Fall, If I Die – but Greenwood is definitely worth reading!
I did a combo like you, books from the past and the future, I’ve read just three of yours – The Nightingale, Hamnet and Small Island, but they weren’t on my list. There are so many to choose from for this topic!
Oh, there are so, so many! And I’m not even a huge historical fiction reader – I like certain times and will be attracted by certain authors or lots of buzz! I only just read The Nightingale and have no idea what took me so long.