A Mathematician's ApologyClassic · Mathematics, Nonfiction, Science
A Mathematician's Apology
1940 · 256 pages · Nonfiction
34
Classic
★ 3.91 on Goodreads · 8K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction list. 3.91★ from 8K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
34Must-Read Score
- Readers29 out of 100 · counts 40%+13
- Critics59 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+21
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- 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.
On our reserve shelf: it hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction
Reads as
Thought-provoking, True story
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