Empire Of The SunClassic · Fiction, Historical Fiction, War
Empire Of The Sun
1984 · 278 pages · Fiction
32
Classic
★ 3.98 on Goodreads · 23K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize finalist (1984). 3.98★ from 23K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
32Must-Read Score
- Readers41 out of 100 · counts 40%+18
- Critics32 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+12
- Bestseller11 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #205 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #413 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1076 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Booker Prize finalist (1984)
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