Arthur & GeorgeModern · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery
Arthur & George
2005 · 445 pages · Fiction
14
Modern
★ 3.73 on Goodreads · 19K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize finalist (2005). 3.73★ from 19K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
14Must-Read Score
- Readers3 out of 100 · counts 40%+1
- Critics32 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+12
- Bestseller7 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
- #223 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #246 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #654 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1384 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Booker Prize finalist (2005)
Reads as
Moving, Gripping
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