The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)New · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)
2025 · 336 pages · Fiction
52
New
★ 4.03 on Goodreads · 16K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) winner (2025). 4.03★ from 16K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
52Must-Read Score
- Readers37 out of 100 · counts 40%+17
- Critics63 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+23
- Bestseller3 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz72 out of 100 · counts 15%+12
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Where it ranks
- #44 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #94 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #75 of the 219 new books we rank
- #477 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Fiction) winner (2025)
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