Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival
New · History, Nonfiction, Biography
Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival
2025 · 352 pages · Nonfiction
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★ 3.93 on Goodreads · 2K ratings
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2025). 3.93★ from 2K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
31Must-Read Score
- Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
- Readers26 out of 100 · counts 50%+15
- Buzz72 out of 100 · counts 15%+12
Where it ranks
- #172 of the 207 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #196 of the 220 history books we rank
- #534 of the 730 new books we rank
- #1106 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2025)
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