King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution—A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic MiscalculationNew · History, Nonfiction, Politics
King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution—A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation
2025 · 481 pages · Nonfiction
72
New
★ 4.32 on Goodreads · 6K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (History) finalist (2026). 4.32★ from 6K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
72Must-Read Score
- Readers82 out of 100 · counts 40%+37
- Critics46 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+17
- Bestseller8 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- Buzz100 out of 100 · counts 15%+17
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Where it ranks
- #7 of the 48 politics books we rank
- #23 of the 154 history books we rank
- #23 of the 219 new books we rank
- #85 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Pulitzer Prize (History) finalist (2026)
- NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (2025)
Reads as
True story
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