Henderson the Rain KingClassic · Fiction, Classics, Literature
Henderson the Rain King
1959 · 341 pages · Fiction
29
Classic
★ 3.76 on Goodreads · 16K ratings
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list. 3.76★ from 16K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
29Must-Read Score
- Critics49 out of 100 · counts 35%+20
- Readers17 out of 100 · counts 50%+9
- 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
- #196 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #281 of the 296 classics we rank
- #1135 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Thought-provoking
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