Coming of Age in the Milky WayClassic · Science, Nonfiction, History
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
1988 · 496 pages · Nonfiction
43
Classic
★ 4.16 on Goodreads · 3K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) finalist (1989). 4.16★ from 3K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
43Must-Read Score
- Readers70 out of 100 · counts 40%+31
- Critics32 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+12
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- 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.
On our reserve shelf: it hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Shortlisted
- Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) finalist (1989)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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