Child 44Modern · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Thriller
Child 44
2008 · 438 pages · Fiction
45
Modern
★ 4.11 on Goodreads · 92K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize finalist (2008). 4.11★ from 92K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
45Must-Read Score
- Readers66 out of 100 · counts 40%+30
- Critics32 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+12
- Bestseller23 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- 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
- #64 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #142 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #308 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #683 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Booker Prize finalist (2008)
Reads as
Gripping
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