The Gift of RainModern · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Asia
The Gift of Rain
2007 · 435 pages · Fiction
53
Modern
★ 4.29 on Goodreads · 20K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize finalist (2007). 4.29★ from 20K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
53Must-Read Score
- Readers89 out of 100 · counts 40%+40
- Critics32 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+12
- Bestseller7 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- 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
- #85 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #196 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #446 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Booker Prize finalist (2007)
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