AugustusClassic · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Classics
Augustus
1972 · 336 pages · Fiction
63
Classic
★ 4.26 on Goodreads · 23K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1973). 4.26★ from 23K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
63Must-Read Score
- Critics53 out of 100 · counts 35%+21
- Readers74 out of 100 · counts 50%+42
- 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
- #43 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #69 of the 296 classics we rank
- #189 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1973)
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