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An American Marriage
Modern · Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction

An American Marriage

by Tayari Jones
2018 · 308 pages · Fiction
46 Modern ★ 3.93 on Goodreads · 404K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

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On the NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 3.93★ from 404K Goodreads ratings.

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46Must-Read Score
  • Critics49 out of 100 · counts 35%+19
  • Readers48 out of 100 · counts 50%+27
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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