Birthday LettersModern · Poetry, Classics, Nonfiction
Birthday Letters
1998 · 198 pages · Nonfiction
30
Modern
★ 3.89 on Goodreads · 11K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 5 hours to read · about 10 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Guardian 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time list. 3.89★ from 11K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
30Must-Read Score
- Readers26 out of 100 · counts 40%+12
- Critics51 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+18
- 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.
Where it ranks
- #515 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1113 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time
Reads as
True story, Moving
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