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Butts: A Backstory
New · Nonfiction, History, Science

Butts: A Backstory

by Heather Radke
2022 · 311 pages · Nonfiction
13 New ★ 3.72 on Goodreads · 10K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (nonfiction) finalist (2023). 3.72★ from 10K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

13Must-Read Score
  • Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
  • Readers6 out of 100 · counts 50%+3
  • Buzz37 out of 100 · counts 15%+6

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Thought-provoking, True story

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