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Breakfast of Champions
Classic · Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction

Breakfast of Champions

by Kurt Vonnegut
1973 · 301 pages · Fiction
51 Classic ★ 4.06 on Goodreads · 287K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

#1 New York Times bestseller (10 weeks at #1). 4.06★ from 287K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

51Must-Read Score
  • Readers56 out of 100 · counts 40%+26
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
  • Bestseller71 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+25
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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Where it ranks

Bestseller

Reads as

Funny, Thought-provoking, Uplifting

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