River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt (Novels of Ancient Egypt)Modern · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical
River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt (Novels of Ancient Egypt)
1993 · 532 pages · Fiction
49
Modern
★ 4.23 on Goodreads · 45K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 13 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. 4.23★ from 45K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
49Must-Read Score
- Readers83 out of 100 · counts 40%+38
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller31 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+11
- 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
- #118 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #254 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #571 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Epic, Moving
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