Black BoyClassic · Classics, Nonfiction, Memoir
Black Boy
1945 · 288 pages · Nonfiction
65
Classic
★ 4.10 on Goodreads · 57K ratings
Critics' pick · Lifetime bestseller
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction. #1 New York Times bestseller (6 weeks at #1). 4.10★ from 57K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
65Must-Read Score
- Readers62 out of 100 · counts 40%+28
- Critics80 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+29
- Bestseller55 out of 100 · counts 14%+8
- 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
- #37 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #60 of the 520 classics we rank
- #166 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (6 weeks at #1)
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction
- Guardian 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time
Reads as
True story, Moving
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