A Night in the Lonesome OctoberModern · Fantasy, Horror, Fiction
A Night in the Lonesome October
1993 · 301 pages · Fiction
39
Modern
★ 4.11 on Goodreads · 18K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Nebula Award finalist (1994). 4.11★ from 18K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
39Must-Read Score
- Readers66 out of 100 · counts 40%+29
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller6 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- 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
- #26 of the 69 horror books we rank
- #79 of the 131 fantasy books we rank
- #387 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #853 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Nebula Award finalist (1994)
Reads as
Gripping, Dark
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