AusterlitzModern · Fiction, Historical Fiction, German Literature
Austerlitz
2001 · 415 pages · Fiction
51
Modern
★ 3.97 on Goodreads · 29K ratings
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. 3.97★ from 29K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
51Must-Read Score
- Critics70 out of 100 · counts 35%+28
- Readers40 out of 100 · counts 50%+23
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #77 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #110 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #166 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #530 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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