FarthingModern · Mystery, Alternate History, Fiction
Farthing
2006 · 319 pages · Fiction
14
Modern
★ 3.81 on Goodreads · 6K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Nebula Award finalist (2006). 3.81★ from 6K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
14Must-Read Score
- Readers13 out of 100 · counts 40%+6
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+8
- 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
- Nebula Award finalist (2006)
Reads as
Gripping, Adventurous
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