A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a MemorialNew · Memoir, Nonfiction, History
A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial
2023 · 400 pages · Nonfiction
54
New
★ 4.32 on Goodreads · 4K ratings
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2024). 4.32★ from 4K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
54Must-Read Score
- Critics26 out of 100 · counts 35%+10
- Readers61 out of 100 · counts 50%+35
- Buzz51 out of 100 · counts 15%+9
Where it ranks
- #73 of the 207 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #97 of the 220 history books we rank
- #148 of the 730 new books we rank
- #413 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2024)
- Goodreads Choice (memoir autobiography) finalist (2023)
Reads as
True story, Moving
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