A Fraction of the WholeModern · Fiction, Australia, Contemporary
A Fraction of the Whole
2008 · 530 pages · Fiction
45
Modern
★ 4.14 on Goodreads · 25K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 13 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize finalist (2008). 4.14★ from 25K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
45Must-Read Score
- Readers69 out of 100 · counts 40%+31
- Critics32 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+12
- Bestseller10 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- 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
- #77 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #313 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #694 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Booker Prize finalist (2008)
Reads as
Funny, Uplifting
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