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King Sorrow
New · Horror, Fantasy, Fiction

King Sorrow

by Joe Hill
2025 · 896 pages · Fiction
45 New ★ 4.34 on Goodreads · 38K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 22 hours to read · about 6 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (fantasy) finalist (2025). 4.34★ from 38K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

45Must-Read Score
  • Readers84 out of 100 · counts 40%+39
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
  • Bestseller18 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+6
  • 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.

On our reserve shelf: it's well reviewed, but isn't currently a prize winner, a lifetime bestseller or a book everyone's talking about, so we don't rank it. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.

Shortlisted

Reads as

Gripping, Dark, Epic

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