Devices and DesiresClassic · Fiction, Mystery, Classics
Devices and Desires
1989 · 480 pages · Fiction
60.9Must-Read
Score Classic
Score Classic
Reserve shelf
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
By the numbers
60.9Must-Read Score
- Readers41 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller27 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
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. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
On our reserve shelf: it doesn't have enough readers 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.
Why it made the list
Bestseller
#1 New York Times bestseller (3 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Gripping, Adventurous, Thought-provoking
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