Such a Long JourneyModern · Fiction, India, Historical Fiction
Such a Long Journey
1991 · Fiction
28
Modern
★ 3.96 on Goodreads · 12K ratings
Critics' pick
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize finalist (1991). 3.96★ from 12K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
28Must-Read Score
- Readers36 out of 100 · counts 40%+16
- Critics32 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+12
- Bestseller2 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- 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
- #215 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #538 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1163 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Booker Prize finalist (1991)
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