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Fatherhood
Classic · Humor, Nonfiction, Parenting

Fatherhood

by Bill Cosby
1986 · 178 pages · Nonfiction
25 Classic ★ 3.85 on Goodreads · 6K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 4 hours to read · about 8 days at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

#1 New York Times bestseller (26 weeks at #1). 3.85★ from 6K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

25Must-Read Score
  • Readers19 out of 100 · counts 40%+8
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
  • Bestseller46 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+17
  • 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.

Bestseller

Reads as

True story, Funny, Moving

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