A Man in FullModern · Fiction, Literature, Classics
A Man in Full
1998 · 768 pages · Fiction
34
Modern
★ 3.90 on Goodreads · 21K ratings
Critics' pick · Lifetime bestseller
≈ 19 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (1998). #1 New York Times bestseller (10 weeks at #1). 3.90★ from 21K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
34Must-Read Score
- Readers28 out of 100 · counts 40%+13
- Critics30 out of 100 · counts 14%+5
- Bestseller46 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+16
- 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
- #138 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #466 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1015 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (10 weeks at #1)
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (1998)
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Moving
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