The Golden BoughClassic · Nonfiction, Mythology, History
The Golden Bough
1890 · 944 pages · Nonfiction
43
Classic
★ 4.02 on Goodreads · 9K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 24 hours to read · about 7 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction list. 4.02★ from 9K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
43Must-Read Score
- Readers49 out of 100 · counts 40%+22
- Critics59 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+21
- Bestseller0 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.
On our reserve shelf: it hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction
Reads as
True story
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