A Bend in the RiverClassic · Fiction, Africa, Classics
A Bend in the River
1979 · 336 pages · Fiction
31
Classic
★ 3.77 on Goodreads · 19K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list. 3.77★ from 19K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
31Must-Read Score
- Critics49 out of 100 · counts 35%+20
- Readers20 out of 100 · counts 50%+11
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #274 of the 296 classics we rank
- #1094 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
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