The Emperor of GladnessNew · Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary
The Emperor of Gladness
2025 · 402 pages · Fiction
36
New
★ 3.84 on Goodreads · 89K ratings
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (fiction) finalist (2025). 3.84★ from 89K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
36Must-Read Score
- Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
- Readers35 out of 100 · counts 50%+20
- Buzz72 out of 100 · counts 15%+12
Where it ranks
- #163 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #464 of the 730 new books we rank
- #990 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (fiction) finalist (2025)
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