BrooklynModern · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Ireland
Brooklyn
2009 · 262 pages · Fiction
31
Modern
★ 3.75 on Goodreads · 171K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize finalist (2009). On the Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 3.75★ from 171K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
31Must-Read Score
- Readers6 out of 100 · counts 40%+3
- Critics67 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+24
- Bestseller29 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- 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
- #206 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #505 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1092 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Booker Prize finalist (2009)
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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