Birds of AmericaModern · Short Stories, Fiction, Literary Fiction
Birds of America
1998 · Fiction
38
Modern
★ 4.08 on Goodreads · 17K ratings
Critics' pick
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (1998). 4.08★ from 17K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
38Must-Read Score
- Readers61 out of 100 · counts 40%+28
- Critics25 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller5 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
- #114 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #409 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #899 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (1998)
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