Breathing LessonsClassic · Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Breathing Lessons
1988 · Fiction
30
Classic
★ 3.66 on Goodreads · 35K ratings
Critics' pick
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1989). 3.66★ from 35K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
30Must-Read Score
- Readers1 out of 100 · counts 40%+0
- Critics77 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+28
- Bestseller16 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- 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
- #154 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #425 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1109 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1989)
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (1988)
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