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Beggars in Spain
Modern · Science Fiction, Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Beggars in Spain

by Nancy Kress
1993 · 438 pages · Fiction
31 Modern ★ 3.94 on Goodreads · 9K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Hugo Award finalist (1994). 3.94★ from 9K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

31Must-Read Score
  • Readers33 out of 100 · counts 40%+16
  • Critics43 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+15
  • 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.

Shortlisted

Reads as

Thought-provoking, Dark, Epic

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