6 must-read historical fiction books like The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Cover of The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Help

By: Kathryn Stockett

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Be prepared to meet three unforgettable women: Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home a…

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Cover of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

1. The Kite Runner

By: Khaled Hosseini

4.35

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and … read more

Similar categories in Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner book and Kathryn Stockett's The Help

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
"Bareh tu hazar dafa!"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"It hurts to say that,"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"Sad stories make good books"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"For you, a thousand times over"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

Cover of Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) by E.L. James

2. Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)

By: E.L. James

3.66

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she e… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Laters, baby."

-E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)

"I'd like to bite that lip."

-E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)

"We aim to please Miss Steele"

-E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)

"I've never wanted more, until I met you."

-E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)

Cover of Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

3. Memoirs of a Geisha

By: Arthur Golden

4.34

Format: 345 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel presents with seamless auth… read more

Similar categories in Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha book and Kathryn Stockett's The Help

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins

4. The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

By: Suzanne Collins

4.34

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

Could you survive on your own in the wild, with every one out to make sure you don't live to see th… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Peeta,"

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

"Katniss, the girl who was on fire!"

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

"May the odds be ever in your favor!"

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

"No. Now, shut up and eat your pears."

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

Cover of Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) by Stephenie Meyer

5. Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)

By: Stephenie Meyer

3.66

Format: 498 pages, Paperback

About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was … read more

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  • fiction
"Do I dazzle you?"

-Stephenie Meyer, Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)

"You are my life now."

-Stephenie Meyer, Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)

"My mom is part albino."

-Stephenie Meyer, Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)

"Stupid, shiny Volvo owner."

-Stephenie Meyer, Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)

Cover of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

6. The Book Thief

By: Markus Zusak

3.75

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

A story about, among other things: A girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a J… read more

Similar categories in Markus Zusak's The Book Thief book and Kathryn Stockett's The Help

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

7. The Lovely Bones

By: Alice Sebold

3.50

Format: 290 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Lovely Bonesis the story of a family devastated by a gruesome murder -- a murder recounted by t… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary

8. Outlander (Outlander, #1)

By: Diana Gabaldon

3.88

Format: 0 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited wit… read more

Similar categories in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander (Outlander, #1) book and Kathryn Stockett's The Help

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Help by Kathryn Stockett

9. The Help

By: Kathryn Stockett

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Be prepared to meet three unforgettable women: Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home a… read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Stockett's The Help book and Kathryn Stockett's The Help

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook

10. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)

By: Stieg Larsson , Reg Keeland

0.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story and financial intrigue. A Sensati… read more

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11. To Kill a Mockingbird

By: Harper Lee

3.95

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that … read more

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Cover of Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella

12. Can You Keep a Secret?

By: Sophie Kinsella

3.83

Format: 374 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Meet Emma Corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart, an irrepressible spirit, and a few little secr… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Kinsella's Can You Keep a Secret? book and Kathryn Stockett's The Help

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"We'll always have jazz"

-Sophie Kinsella, Can You Keep a Secret?

"A real relationship is two-way."

-Sophie Kinsella, Can You Keep a Secret?

"A relationship is a game of chess."

-Sophie Kinsella, Can You Keep a Secret?

"Relationships should be built on trust and truth."

-Sophie Kinsella, Can You Keep a Secret?

13. Confessions of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #1)

By: Sophie Kinsella

3.14

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Becky Bloomwood has a fabulous flat in London's trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socia… read more

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14. All the Light We Cannot See

By: Anthony Doerr

3.68

Format: 189 pages, Hardcover

A stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths c… read more

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15. Gone Girl

By: Gillian Flynn

5.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anni… read more

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16. Eat, Pray, Love

By: Elizabeth Gilbert

4.14

Format: None pages,

A celebrated writer's irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure… read more

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17. Water for Elephants

By: Sara Gruen

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa … read more

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18. The Girl on the Train

By: Paula Hawkins

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Every day the same Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she ratt… read more

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Cover of The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

19. The Fault in Our Stars

By: John Green

4.13

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been a… read more

Similar categories in John Green's The Fault in Our Stars book and Kathryn Stockett's The Help

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"The marks humans leave are too often scars."

-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

"I've gotten really hot since you went blind."

-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

"Some infinities are bigger than other infinities."

-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

"Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you."

-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

Cover of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

20. Where the Crawdads Sing

By: Delia Owens

4.38

Format: 384 pages, ebook

For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet fishing village. Kya Clark is b… read more

Similar categories in Delia Owens's Where the Crawdads Sing book and Kathryn Stockett's The Help

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"We are married. Like the geese."

-Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

"Sand keeps secrets better than mud."

-Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

"Imagination grows in the lonliest of soils"

-Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

"How much do you trade to defeat lonesomeness?"

-Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

Cover of The Notebook (The Notebook, #1) by Nicholas Sparks

21. The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)

By: Nicholas Sparks

4.15

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

Set amid the austere beauty of the North Carolina coast begins the story of Noah Calhoun, a rural S… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"If you're a bird... I'm a bird..."

-Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)

"You are, and always have been, my dream."

-Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)

"Every great love starts with a great story..."

-Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)

"Who am I? And how, I wonder, will this story end?"

-Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)

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