God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons EverythingModern · Nonfiction, Religion, Philosophy
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
2007 · 320 pages · Nonfiction
35
Modern
★ 3.96 on Goodreads · 115K ratings
Critics' pick · Lifetime bestseller
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (2007). #1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1). 3.96★ from 115K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
35Must-Read Score
- Readers36 out of 100 · counts 40%+16
- Critics28 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- Bestseller41 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+15
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Where it ranks
- #9 of the 11 faith books we rank
- #447 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #977 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1)
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (2007)
Reads as
Thought-provoking, True story
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