The Fifth ElephantModern · Fantasy, Fiction, Humor
The Fifth Elephant
1999 · 469 pages · Fiction
54
Modern
★ 4.32 on Goodreads · 82K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. 4.32★ from 82K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
54Must-Read Score
- Readers91 out of 100 · counts 40%+41
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller36 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+13
- 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
- #4 of the 17 humor books we rank
- #42 of the 131 fantasy books we rank
- #181 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #412 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Funny, Epic, Uplifting
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