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Evil Eye

New · Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction

Evil Eye

by Etaf Rum

2023 · 352 pages · Fiction

30 New ★ 3.93 on Goodreads · 27K ratings

≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (fiction) finalist (2023). 3.93★ from 27K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

30Must-Read Score

Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
Readers36 out of 100 · counts 50%+20
Buzz37 out of 100 · counts 15%+6

Where it ranks

#187 of the 216 literary novels we rank
#536 of the 730 new books we rank
#1109 of the 1,344 books we rank

Shortlisted

Goodreads Choice (fiction) finalist (2023)

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