The River Is WaitingNew · Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
The River Is Waiting
2025 · 466 pages · Fiction
62
New
★ 4.27 on Goodreads · 234K ratings
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (fiction) finalist (2025). 4.27★ from 234K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
62Must-Read Score
- Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
- Readers81 out of 100 · counts 50%+46
- Buzz72 out of 100 · counts 15%+12
Where it ranks
- #27 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #61 of the 730 new books we rank
- #206 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (fiction) finalist (2025)
Reads as
Moving, Gripping
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