Drowning RuthModern · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery
Drowning Ruth
2000 · 338 pages · Fiction
15
Modern
★ 3.74 on Goodreads · 85K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1). 3.74★ from 85K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
15Must-Read Score
- Readers4 out of 100 · counts 40%+2
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller37 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+13
- 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
- #220 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #244 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #649 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1376 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1)
Reads as
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