ShōgunClassic · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Japan
Shōgun
1975 · 1225 pages · Fiction
60
Classic
★ 4.41 on Goodreads · 222K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 31 hours to read · about 9 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. 4.41★ from 222K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
60Must-Read Score
- Readers97 out of 100 · counts 40%+44
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller46 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+16
- 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
- #53 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #104 of the 520 classics we rank
- #255 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Moving, Epic
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