Citizen: An American LyricModern · Poetry, Nonfiction, Race
Citizen: An American Lyric
2014 · 169 pages · Nonfiction
70
Modern
★ 4.24 on Goodreads · 53K ratings
≈ 4 hours to read · about 8 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. 4.24★ from 53K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
70Must-Read Score
- Critics70 out of 100 · counts 35%+28
- Readers74 out of 100 · counts 50%+42
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #27 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #92 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Reads as
Thought-provoking
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