The Golem and the JinniModern · Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fiction
The Golem and the Jinni
2013 · 486 pages · Fiction
45
Modern
★ 4.13 on Goodreads · 134K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Nebula Award finalist (2013). 4.13★ from 134K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
45Must-Read Score
- Readers68 out of 100 · counts 40%+31
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- Bestseller27 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+10
- Buzz1 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
- #63 of the 131 fantasy books we rank
- #145 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #314 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #694 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Nebula Award finalist (2013)
Reads as
Adventurous, Moving
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